…make the year a memorable one. NRCS works hand-in-hand with producers through technical and financial assistance programs and services to help ensure their success. The agency was born amid the…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…protects participating dairy producers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below levels of protection selected by the applicant. “The 2014…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…the nation’s largest egg market and those producers want to continue selling eggs here. One of those producers, Klippen said, has built a complex that houses 2 million birds on…
USDA Dairy Products Report
…September 2014. Butter production was 148 million pounds, 1.5 percent above October 2013 and 13.8 percent above September 2014. Dry milk powders (comparisons with October 2013) Nonfat dry milk, human…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making $5.6 million in grants to 220 producers across the nation to support the production of advanced biofuels, and is awarding…
USDA Disaster Assistance to Help Thousands of Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
2014 Farm Bill Program Offers Producers in Over 40 States Relief for 2012 and 2013 Losses The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA today announced that nearly 2,500 applicants will receive…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
As the 2015 growing season officially comes to an end, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to gather final year-end crop production…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture
…of producers and businesses open and grow markets for American products around the world,” Vilsack said. “Exports create jobs and foster growth that is critically important for rural communities and…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…a greater prevalence of invasive species. While assessments on the future of agriculture and forestry show that climate change holds these and other challenges in the years ahead, American producers…
Florida Orchid Producer Thrilled With New “PMA Fresh Summit” Floral Focus
…flower and floral producers nowadays too, right along with the produce marketers who have grown the event into one of, if not the largest show of its kind in the…
USDA Seeks Input on New Beef Promotion Order
…benefitting cattle producers and the domestic beef industry. USDA is acting to help beef producers continue to enjoy these benefits—and strengthen them—in a way that works for all producers. Interested…
Last Day for Fall Sign Ups for School Program
Today is the last day for California schools to sign up for the Fuel Up to Play 60 Campaign. Fuel Up to Play 60 Jennifer Giambroni with the California Milk…
California Cattle on Feed
…5,000 hogs and pigs. Pacific Region – Milk Production California milk producers produced 3.29 billion pounds of milk in September 2014. This was 5 percent below August 2014 but 3…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…to eligible producers across the country. Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by the Dec. 1, 2014, deadline to ensure that their vote is counted. “The role…