…exasperating the harsh economic downturn of the Great Depression. Emergency legislative measures to save the farmers and settlers allowed the federal government to purchase and restore damaged lands and to…
Resource to Help Food Hubs
…the course of this Administration, with more than 350 now operational around the country thanks in part to support from USDA. Food hubs aggregate products from small and midsize farms…
Meals for Kids
…CACFP are available for public inspection and was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 25, 2016. CACFP centers and day care homes must comply with the new meal…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
…on the web at www.fsa.usda.gov/outreach. USDA is also helping producers find an entry into farming through urban agriculture opportunities and the increasing consumer demand for locally-produced items. Under this Administration,…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
Dairy Industry Urges Continued U.S. Focus on Defending Common Names Rights The dairy industry welcomed an assessment of the Obama Administration’s fight to ensure that the EU’s geographical indication (GI)…
Bison Our National Mammal
…wherever they roam they help recover lost grasslands and biodiversity. Bison are profiled on U.S. coins, portrayed on two state flags along with several federal and state emblems, and featured…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
…its inception in 1935, NRCS has worked in partnership with private landowners and a variety of local, state and federal conservation partners to deliver conservation based on specific, local needs….
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…Monitoring webpage and your local USDA Service Center. Throughout the Obama Administration, USDA has generated thousands of critical partnerships to conserve and protect our natural resources on working landscapes, while…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…said they expected a water shortage that year, according to a federal watchdog report. The scarcity is only expected to get worse. A study last year by NASA asserted that…
CDFA: 16M for 129 projects
…the University of California and California State University systems. The program is implemented under the CDFA Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation and the Office of Grant Administration. Authority for…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…and many communities have felt the pain of low allocations from the SWP and federal Central Valley Project (CVP), with vast tracts of farmland fallowed and drinking water systems failing…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
Members of Congress Urge Obama Administration to Ensure Trans-Pacific Partnership Benefits are Not Undermined Key members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a strong statement affirming the need for…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…the National Pork Producers Council biannual legislative fly-in. Producers from 20 states visited their senators’ and representatives’ Capitol Hill offices, urging them to back federal funding for addressing antibiotic resistance…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…threatens citrus production in the United States and other nations,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Thanks to the continued, coordinated efforts between growers, researchers, and state and federal government, we…