…markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. The Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal responsibility, program efficiency and fair treatment of…
Funding to Support the Agricultural Sciences
…projects to strengthen food and agricultural science education in insular areas of the United States. Funding is made through two NIFA programs, the Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…Monitoring System, along with the National Agricultural Statistics Service, is conducting a new data collection and reporting effort that will focus on antimicrobial use and stewardship practices on swine nursery…
USDA Announces $4.8 Million Available to Support Food Safety Outreach Program
…Ramaswamy. “We’ve successfully expanded the program’s reach through establishment of a National Coordination Center and four regional centers across the U.S.” The Food Safety Outreach Program supports projects that encourage…
Executive Order Creates New Agriculture Panel
…and environmental programs to tailor those programs to relevant regional circumstances; (v) respect the unique circumstances of small businesses that serve rural communities and the unique business structures and regional…
Ag Groups Pleased With Perdue Confirmation
…afraid of a hard day’s work. We are confident he is the right man for the job at hand.” National Association of Conservation Districts The National Association of Conservation Districts…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…to Farm Bureau committees, advisory roles with the youth leadership program, and supporting the annual fundraiser host committee. They are very involved in rural crime prevention and have taken a…
RFA to EPA: Keep the RFS on Track in 2018
…‘administer the [RFS] program according to the intent of Congress’ and to keep the program’s rulemakings on schedule,” RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen wrote to Administrator Pruitt. “When affected…
Renewable Fuels Standard Heads to Court
…must comply with the program. EPA’s positions in this case maximize administrative flexibility for the agency, something that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt likely wants to preserve. The Morning Energy Report…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
…Blue Conservation Science, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, Department of Water Resources, California Trout, Environmental Incentives, California Department of Conservation, Riparian Habitat Joint Venture (RHJV), and Audubon California. To me, it…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Environmental Stewardship Reference Manual to Celebrate Earth Day
…FARM Program has developed an extensive library of resources regarding the program and environmental stewardship. It can be found on the Environmental Stewardship page of the FARM website. Questions about…
Funding to Educate the Future Agricultural Science Workforce
…new scientists in the agricultural research, extension, and education arena.” The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for foundational and translational research,…
FSA and NRCS Officials Ask for Your Help in Controlling Palmer amaranth
…one plant can produce a quarter-million seeds. We are concerned that this weed may cause conservation planting stand failure and spread from conservation plantings into crop fields. It can greatly…
Earth Day Love
…parks with projects like habitat restoration. Other projects include native garden conservation, fence building, trail maintenance and beach cleanup. If you’re wanting to stay closer to home you could plant…