…California State Conservationist, highlighted the program’s significance, noting, “With the addition of the Inflation Reduction Act, we will be investing approximately 50 percent more federal funding to help producers address…
USDA Unveils New Actions to Boost Fair Markets and Lower Food Prices
…new benchmarks as AMA base prices and approaches to trading when using benchmarks. The actions were announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a Farmers and Ranchers in Action event…
NACD Launches 2025 Friends of NACD District Grants Program
…of NACD District Grants Program, established by NACD’s District and Partner Relations Committee, encourages conservation districts to develop new activities or test fresh approaches in their operations. Past recipients have…
USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Aid for Distressed Farm Loans
…struggling with loan payments, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. No application is required, as payments will be made automatically to qualifying borrowers. Since August 2022, the USDA has…
$31 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve California’s Urban Forests
…Act. These grants will support 22 projects aimed at enhancing urban forests, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving climate change resilience. The projects focus on disadvantaged and low-income urban communities,…
Farmers Face Uncertainty as 2018 Farm Bill Extension Expires Without Replacement
With the expiration of the extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. farmers and ranchers could already be feeling the impact. Key programs supporting agriculture have been disrupted, and uncertainty…
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Addresses Agricultural Consolidation in Webinar
…your damn tractor.” Collaboration with the USDA has been a key focus for the DOJ, especially in enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act. Kanter highlighted recent enforcement actions aimed at…
H5Nx Avian Influenza in CA Dairy Herds: New Research and Prevention Insights
DepositPhotos image California’s dairy industry is facing a growing threat from the spread of H5Nx, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain that has crossed over to mammalian species, including…
New Scorecard Aims to Support Family Farmers
…Markets Action, the Institute for Legislative Analysis, and the Organization for Competitive Markets. Its main goal is to fight against cronyism in agriculture and hold lawmakers accountable for their actions….
$5 Million in Grants for Fish Research Projects
…fish species. The grants will support studies on Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, green sturgeon, white sturgeon, and Delta smelt in the Central Valley and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. This funding,…
Potential Changes from Overturning the Chevron Doctrine
…and enforced. Pittman emphasized that the reversal could impact crucial laws related to agriculture, such as the Endangered Species Act, wetlands regulation, the Clean Water Act, and pesticide regulation. He…
Navigating the Future of Hemp in Livestock Feed
…can lead to reduced testicular size and function in male offspring. Though these findings primarily involve rodents, the implications for livestock raise questions about health impacts across different species. “What…
Agriculture’s Role in Addressing Climate Change Discussed at NYC Climate Week
…one part of a larger system. Without enough farmland to implement these practices, their impact on climate mitigation is limited. Farmland Preservation and Climate Impact Farmland loss is another issue…
American Agriculture History Minute: When USDA Extension Service Began
…from the past. By mitsyko.mail.ru/DepositPhotos image Even though the Department of Agriculture was established in 1862, it wasn’t until passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 that the USDA Extension…