…who may not know the programs exist, and heavy reporting requirements. The New England Farmers Union also wants the cost of crop insurance programs cut, as well as disaster relief…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
Randy Mooney, National Milk Producers Federation Chair, said, “There’s no more important issue than getting the Margin Protection Program fixed.” He called it the right dairy program for dairy farmers,…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…the dairy industry’s animal care verification program. In the last year, FARM has since expanded to also focus on antibiotic resistance and environmental stewardship. Today, more than 98 percent of…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…well. GMO technology provides for weed control without tilling the soil multiple times. This has dramatically increased the use of conservation tillage, reduced soil erosion, improved water quality, and reduced…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…The lamb R&P program operates as the American Lamb Board. The program’s goal is to develop and expand the markets for sheep and sheep products. Under the program, producers, seedstock…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…program is funded by the UC Agricultural Issues Center, which is part of UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics….
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…team includes experts from the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Great Basin and the Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, the Joint Fire Science Program, and the…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…opportunities; and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,700 biobased products through USDA’s BioPreferred program; and invested $64 billion in infrastructure…
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…Government fixed direct payments in 2007 had a small but significantly greater probability of survival through 2012. Fixed direct payments were a commodity-based program that paid farmers based on enrolled…
World Wildlife Numbers Down Since 1970
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund says populations of wildlife around the globe have plunged near 60 percent since 1970. Reuters says the data shows conservation efforts in…
Amazon Targeting Grocery Sector
…in the next decade. Business Insider reports Amazon is planning to operate a 20-location pilot program for its grocery stores by the end of 2018, in places like Seattle, Las…
October Dairy Market Report
…the time being. The Margin Protection Program monthly feed cost calculation dropped steadily from June through August, and the monthly MPP margin rose by more than $3.50 per hundredweight from…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…a million Americans who have contracts with the government to protect sensitive agricultural lands. The investment, part of the voluntary USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), will allow producers to protect…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…2015, the division inked a partnership with major college programs to bring in students from agricultural education programs as summer interns. This summer, CDFA brought in two aspiring agricultural leaders,…