…(up $0.6 billion or 10.6 percent) and miscellaneous livestock (up $0.2 billion or 2.9 percent) receipts both grew. Direct government farm program payments are projected to rise $2.1 billion (19.1…
November Dairy Market Report
…last summer. The average all-milk price moved from $14.50 per hundredweight last May to $17.30 in September, while the monthly Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin formula rose from $5.75 per…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…the recent ranking period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands enrollment. Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained as…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
This replacement oil would ease harvesting pressure on wild fish populations A new groundbreaking type of canola in development by Cargill could give aquaculture farmers a more sustainable way to…
Commodity Classic Announces Registration & Housing Opening Date
…registration and housing reservations should be made online at www.commodityclassic.com. Experient is the official registration and housing provider for Commodity Classic. In order to stay at an official Commodity Classic…
National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Nominees Sought
…June 30, 2020. USDA welcomes membership on industry boards that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the program. USDA encourages all eligible women, minorities, and persons with disabilities…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program. “Fostering curiosity about the world and a love of discovery begins in pre-school and can grow or wither depending on how much…
Research to Support Healthy Agroecosystems
…from soil, water, and sun to plants, animals, and people, interact with and affect food production. These awards are made through NIFA’s Bioenergy and Natural Resources Program, Agroecosystem priority area…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). “This investment continues California’s ongoing innovation in agricultural water use efficiency,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “Farmers involved in this program are making positive on-farm…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
…the cows contented. The National Cooperative Dairy Herd Improvement Program has been tracking Bossy’s milk yields since 1905. Over the years, this program has made enormous contributions to dairy cattle…
National Organic Standards Board Meeting
…and vote on recommendations for the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) to consider. Currently, the NOSB has six subcommittees that report to the full board working on various topics of…
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
…to Table Program in Kentucky; the Conservation Fund in North Carolina; Common Market in Georgia; Rocky Mountain Farmers Union in Colorado; La Montañita in New Mexico; Fair Food Philadelphia; Metro…
Labor Issues Increase Vineyard Mechanization Attention
…have four or five guys behind the tractors and trailers that are continuously counting and monitoring the work and making sure we are within our harvest goals,” O’Quest said. Minimum…
Almond Board: A Thanksgiving Message
…committee members serve without compensation. The Board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The…