…Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program. FINI is a collaboration between NIFA and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. The program combines the abilities of industry members from various sectors of…
Canada Happily on NAFTA Sidelines, for Now
…including talks with Canada on dairy issues, as the U.S. dairy industry wants Canada to abandon its dairy supply management program, a move Canada has repeatedly shot down. Those talks…
Senate Approves Ag Appropriations Bill
…his Agriculture Risk Coverage pilot program to allow for an alternate calculation method for crop payments when National Agricultural Statistics Service data is insufficient. The bill also increases funding for…
NACD Sends Letter to Farm Bill Conference Committee
…Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and ensures the identity and purpose of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) are maintained. Brent Van Dyke “We’re…
Almond Update: New Department Helps Protect Investment
…Daren Williams operated a similar program in the beef industry for many years and hopes his team can help grow and protect that investment from California almond growers. Listen to…
Cotton Growers Prepare for 2018 Producer Information Exchange Tour
…the Golden State. The program has been helping foster industry relations between different growing regions for 30 years now. This year the program will begin on August 5, with Far…
ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
…treatments. The Five Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed Learn about the “Five Basic Steps of Stewardship” for treated seed with ASTA’s VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs Jane DeMarchi….
California has a ‘New’ Food Expo
…been … a missing thing, having a food expo that brings it all together.” Ross added that the partnerships for a statewide event are limitless. “There is a great program…
Trade Aid for Farmers Could Start Late September
…Perdue, who says the yields will be based on actual production, not historical averages. The program is a response to trade tariffs implemented on U.S. agriculture goods for the 2018…
NCGA Seeking Good Steward Nominations
…farm of demonstrating the economic and conservation value of soil management.” This year anyone can nominate a candidate for recognition if they are a corn grower member of the association….
USDA Opens Election Period for Seed Cotton Program
…Dec. 7, 2018. Visit www.fsa.usda.gov or the local FSA office for information about FSA and the 2014 Farm Bill programs and programs impacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018….
Bankers: Farmers Want Trade Not Handouts
…temporary fix, at best, because there are too many questions about the program. Hoskins says many farmers are wide open to market volatility at this point and those payments will…
Coalition Urges State Board to Reject ‘Unimpaired Flows’ Plan
…or address species that prey on protected fish. “Until every opportunity has been exhausted for creative conservation and collaboration,” the letter concluded, “a difficult and damaging regulatory path which is…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…2018. USDA is developing this pilot program to catalyze private investment and bring broadband to unserved rural areas of the country. The new program provides a unique opportunity to develop…