…with the support of farmer and agribusiness members as well as funds from the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development (FMD) program in the 2014 Farm Bill….
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…we are providing assistance and educational resources to help people with disabilities manage their ranches and farms. Our Youth Safety program ensures that the farming and ranching families have the…
Regional Psyllid Quarantines Still a Possibility
California citrus programs are still looking to split the state into regions when it comes to Asian citrus psyllid quarantines. The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP), operated by…
National Clean Out Refrigerator Day
…food. If you haven’t eaten your frozen leftovers by now, you never will. If you have curbside composting with your garbage service, you can compost your food and even paper…
Agri View: Disaster Assistance
Everett Griner talks about disaster assistance from commercial organizations in today’s Agri View. Disaster Assistance Now it’s not something we like to talk about but events like floods and hurricanes…
National Pickle Day
…have been a popular food dating back to 2030 B.C. At that time, cucumbers were imported from India to the Tigris Valley where they were first preserved and eaten as…
NASCAR Will Surpass 10 Million Miles on Biofuel
…a long-term biofuels program across its three national series of races. The goal behind the decision was to reduce emissions. The biofuel first made its debut at Daytona International Speedway…
EPA Will Not Change Biofuels Program
Oil industry groups recently filed several petitions with the Environmental Protection Agency requesting changes to American biofuels programs. The EPA announced this week it will deny all of the petitions….
E.U. Advisers Pushing for U.S.-Style Insurance Program
A European Union commission is looking into ways of protecting its farmers from environmental disasters and large price swings. To accomplish the goal, a group of experts are recommending that…
Agri View: Agriculture Curriculum
…educating our youth about the realities of food production? It is something that is a part of life forever. Officials in Kenya see teaching agriculture as a sure way of…
Preparing Veterans for Ag Careers
Cathy Isom tells us about a first of its kind program for Veterans looking for careers in farming. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Preparing Veterans for Ag…
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
Global food prices rose during October. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says its food price index climbed 1.2 points over the September totals to 172.6. Pro…
Acreage Planting Switch Possible in 2017
…the Food and Ag Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. Farmer liquidity will also determine how many corn acres make the switch to soybeans in 2017. “I expect…
‘One Health’ Antibiotic Awareness
…to limit the spread of resistance. USDA’s role in NARMS is monitoring and analyzing changes in antibiotic resistance on farms and in food-processing plants. Scientists with ARS—USDA’s chief in-house scientific…