…Politico, Canada’s dairy industry has zero concessions left to make in NAFTA. The United States dairy industry wants Canada to change its pricing program, which the U.S. says is leading…
Almond Matters: Orchard Protection Techniques
…use it during that bloom period.” Sanitation, careful monitoring and appropriate insecticide applications will be the most beneficial protection techniques for almond orchards. “Start with a program early on and…
First Mobile App with Food Buying Guide
…2018. FNS administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…programs that are science based and data driven with clear and measurable outcomes for policies and programs. MARKETING & REGULATORY PROGRAMS Enhance our partnerships and the scientific tools necessary to…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…program, but we run our own program here in Tulare County.” The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau worked with the National FFA Organization to make it possible for any county…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…to the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, and an “incentives-based inventory management program to manage milk supplies based on market demand.” The Board also called for mechanisms to address oversupply of…
U.S. Cotton Industry Contributions to Cotton USA Play Critical Role in Developing Export Markets
…for U.S. cotton fiber, yarn and other cotton products, and are an invaluable supplement to the funding from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service’s Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market…
NPPC Commends USDA for Maintaining Essential Livestock Market Programs
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs critical to the continuity of livestock market operations will continue during the current federal government shutdown. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program, managed…
Cornyn Drawing Up RFS Overhaul Legislation
…been hosting talks for several months on altering the nation’s biofuels program and come up with a variety of policy ideas, although they haven’t narrowed down any of the choices…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
…to plant more of what paid best in 2017. For the first time since 1983, farmers want to plant more soybeans than corn. Back then, the government’s PIK program idled…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…Food Distribution programs; The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), USDA foods for Child Nutrition Programs, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),…
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…a working family farm in Maryland or a tour of the Beltsville Agricultural Center and National Arboretum. The nominal fee includes transportation and a boxed lunch. Read about the program…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Biomass Genomics Research
…sciences through research, extension, and education. The Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy program aims to improve use of biomass and plant feed stocks for the production of fuels such as…
USDA Announces a Near-Record Year for Farm Loans
…borrowers through the application process. The revised version addresses program changes and includes new loan offerings, like the popular Microloan program that was rolled out after the publication of the…