…underrepresented farmers. Ensure that voluntary conservation programs balance farm productivity with conservation benefits so the most fertile and productive lands remain in production while land retired for conservation purposes favors…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…program, but we run our own program here in Tulare County.” The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau worked with the National FFA Organization to make it possible for any county…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…“additional acreage under the Conservation Reserve Program,” maintains “funding for working lands conservation programs that promote active stewardship and locally led conservation activities,” and funds “climate mitigation research and technical…
U.S. Cotton Industry Contributions to Cotton USA Play Critical Role in Developing Export Markets
…for U.S. cotton fiber, yarn and other cotton products, and are an invaluable supplement to the funding from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market…
NPPC Commends USDA for Maintaining Essential Livestock Market Programs
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs critical to the continuity of livestock market operations will continue during the current federal government shutdown. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program, managed…
Cornyn Drawing Up RFS Overhaul Legislation
…been hosting talks for several months on altering the nation’s biofuels program and come up with a variety of policy ideas, although they haven’t narrowed down any of the choices…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
…to plant more of what paid best in 2017. For the first time since 1983, farmers want to plant more soybeans than corn. Back then, the government’s PIK program idled…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…Food Distribution programs; The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), USDA foods for Child Nutrition Programs, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),…
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Animal Disease Outbreak Preparedness; Water Quality and Conservation; Food Safety; Right Sizing Regulation; and the annual commodity outlooks and luncheons. Now in its 94th year, the Agricultural Outlook Forum is…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Biomass Genomics Research
…sciences through research, extension, and education. The Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy program aims to improve use of biomass and plant feed stocks for the production of fuels such as…
USDA Announces a Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
…borrowers through the application process. The revised version addresses program changes and includes new loan offerings, like the popular Microloan program that was rolled out after the publication of the…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build…
NPPC: Mexico Pork Exports Rule Maintains Good Trade Relationship
…that country by ensuring fair and reciprocal trade is paramount for our producers.” Mexico first requested access to the U.S. market in 2007, but USDA determined Mexico’s control program for…
Speaker Ryan: Canada the Real Problem with NAFTA
…its market. The U.S. is proposing changes to the program through NAFTA, but Canada has so-far refused, calling the system “fair.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….