…Conservation Programs The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides cost-share assistance to farmers to improve conservation practices on their farms; However, annual federal reporting regulations required under NRCS programs have…
Farm Credit Associations’ Boards Vote For Merger
…the Farm Credit Administration. Both are scheduled to happen later in 2016. The proposed merger decision will be finalized with a stockholder vote in 2017. Some of the key decisions…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…most other businesses, however, federal government programs assist agricultural producers in protecting against risk. In analyzing these subsidies,[1] often referred to as the federal “safety net,” key foundational questions had…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…revenue streams to keep their operations viable, building on the record amount of conservation work that has already been done under this Administration. Demand for this type of support outpaces…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation announced that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for fiscal year 2017. Federal…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…service. From: National Milk Producers’ Federation CEO and President Jim Mulhern Mulhern Congress has returned to Washington from its summer recess for a brief period to work on the federal…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…Sacramento River last week to discuss their work to increase the number of plankton available to the fish. Cooperative efforts by state and federal agencies, Sacramento Valley farmers and water…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…The grants are made through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, a competitive funding source that is coordinated by the Small Business Administration and administered by 11 federal agencies…
California State Organic Program
…2002. State legislation in 2003 aligned the state and national programs, and chartered CDFA with enforcement of the federal and state regulations. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) enforces…
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
…is approved, drivers will be able to experience the same economic, environmental and performance-enhancing benefits. We appreciate the Department’s work on this regulation to reflect federal approval of E15 and…
Agri View: Labor Program
…is the only Federal program that enables a farmer to hire foreign field workers with experience to harvest fruit and vegetable crops on an effective schedule. And it isn’t working….
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
…loan guarantee programs available from the Small Business Administration. USDA says SBA programs can provide a financing alternative for agricultural producers when their lender is unable to close an FSA…
Labor Day Grilling Safety
…Thanksgiving Day from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p. m., Eastern Time, but closed on other Federal government holidays. Ask Karen This automated system contains answers to thousands of typical Hotline…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
Reminds Lenders and Potential Borrowers of Small Business Administration Option The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that additional funding will be made…