by Katherine Ralston, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jeffrey Hyman, Matthew Benson, and Michael Smith USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? USDA’s Farm to School Program was established in 2012 to…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…extension projects or programs that deliver science-based knowledge and informal educational programs. NIFA has awarded more than $9.3 million through the REEU Fellowships program since its inception in 2015 to…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
Beef, turkey, sheep and pork industry representatives all testified in favor of a stronger program to protect animals from disease, especially foot-and-mouth disease. The Hagstrom Report says the groups gave…
House Agriculture Committee Evaluates Current Dairy Policy
…safety net is designed to offset bad times like these, but the underperformance of the Margin Protection Program left our dairy farmers with virtually no assistance. In addition, our farmers…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…dairy producers’ confidence in the program. Mulhern’s full testimony can be found here. “While MPP was, and is, the right approach for the future of federal dairy policy, the program…
USDA Targets $6 Million for Wildfire Relief
…and fencing – but in some cases, homes, machinery and equipment, as well. EQIP, administered by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available funding through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (also known as Interregional…
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…The program seeks to empower transdisciplinary teams to develop, refine, and disseminate science-based knowledge about food and agricultural management and production practices that can reduce or eliminate the risk of…
Subcommittee Examines Federal Nutrition Programs
…Food Program (CSFP), and Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). Committee members heard from a panel of witnesses representing each of these programs who explained how the programs differ,…
National Ag Day 2017
…is Agriculture: Food for Life. Events will be held at the Nation’s capital as well as in classrooms and communities around the country. The National Ag Day program encourages everyone…
Kern County’s Farm Day in the City This Week
…to the schools and the entire program is funded through contributions and the Kern County Farm Bureau. On March 21th and 22th, students in attendance will see exhibits about farm…
Letter Urges White House to Maintain Point of Obligation Under RFS
…deny proposed changes that would derail the current, successful program. The point of obligation designates who in the fuel supply chain is responsible for blending biofuels, and is a mechanism…
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
…of Asian citrus psyllids. A magnified photo of tamarixia radiata, a tiny stingless wasp utilized in the Asian citrus psyllid program. The actual size of the wasp has been compared…
Trump Budget Would Cut USDA Funding by 21 Percent
…said it would eliminate the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education program, which donates U.S. agricultural commodities to food-deficit countries. The cuts to USDA are drawing bipartisan opposition. House Agriculture Committee…