…corn into the country, beginning in early 2024. Read the full news release from the National Corn Growers Association here. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here….
Time Running Out to Apply for 2022 Food Safety Certification Assistance
…for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program for eligible 2022 costs through January 31. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is making up to $200 million available to eligible producers through the program….
NCBA Suing Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing
Lesser Prairie Chicken Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Biden Administration is facing a lawsuit from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) over the listing of the…
Farm Group Wants Investigation into Egg Prices
…program here. Farm Group Wants Investigation into Egg Prices Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in…
Chocolate Market Growing
…celebration activities and growing demand for cocoa ingredients to develop premium-grade products is expected to drive the market’s growth. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Chocolate…
Additional Dairy Assistance Coming From USDA
…a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). Each program is intended to help producers who have suffered through market abnormalities related to COVID and drought conditions. “USDA is announcing…
Comment Sought for Proposed Changes to Animal Disease Traceability
…program ultimately adopted by USDA allows for maximum flexibility and privacy. At the same time, USDA must also minimize the costs for producers and any business disruptions to the industry,”…
Research into Bee Health May Lower Winter Colony Losses
…Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Research into Bee Health May Lower Winter Colony Losses Metabolic Pathway in Honey Bees Discovered with Strong Connections to Winter Colony Losses…
New Organic Rules Finally Released by USDA
…process undertaken by USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP). The final rule is reported to establish additional requirements to help strengthen the integrity of the organic supply chain. “Protecting and growing…
E-Application for 1890 National Scholars Program Introduced
…for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program. The program aims to encourage students at 1890s institutions to pursue food and agriculture career paths. For the first time, the new e-application for…
Rural Job Growth Shifting to High-Skill Workers
…in 2019. However, these rates have remained lower than the share of college-educated urban workers, at 38 percent in 2019. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here….
NASDA Conducts Vietnam Trade Mission
…Markets Program. NASDA President and Wyoming Department of Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto, Washington State Department of Agriculture Director Derek Sandison, Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse, Texas Department of Agriculture…
Culver’s Thank You Farmers® Project Donations Surpass $4 Million
…since its creation in 2013. Through initiatives organized by Culver’s on a systemwide level and the fundraising efforts of local restaurants throughout 2022, the program raised $750,000 toward its mission…
Disaster Assistance Bolstered with Latest FSA Announcement
…Program (LFP), and the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) has been expanded. Horses that are maintained on eligible grazing land are now eligible for assistance through the programs. Additionally, LFP and…