…funding from this announcement, USDA has invested nearly $173 million to fund 414 national CIG projects since 2009. For this round of funding, USDA received 170 applications requesting more than…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Bill as a tool to support prices and avoid sugar forfeitures when there is excess sugar in the marketplace. USDA’s Aug. 12, 2016, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
Over the next several months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) plans to visit thousands of corn, potato and vegetable growers across the United States…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
National Chicken Month
…a visit to the “Chicken Roost” on their website: nationalchickencouncil.org. From: National Chicken Council September is National Chicken Month! September is National Chicken Month, and America’s chicken companies are making…
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…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor is leading a trade delegation to Hong Kong and Shanghai through September 15. It’s part of an effort to extend…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
…more sustainable. The National Corn Growers wants farmers to comment on the EPA’s proposal at NCGA dot Com forward slash atz. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
ChemChina Secures Funding to Acquire Syngenta
…the total equity contribution to $25 billion. ChemChina will borrow the rest of the financing it needs via a loan package. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NFU: Bayer/Monsanto Deal Bad for Farmers
…Precision Planting. We urge them to continue to reject any deals, both now and in the future, that hurt marketplace competition. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…Ranch and Conaway Ranch. The Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation assisted, along with other agricultural partners in the Sacramento Valley. The result was a redirection of…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. More information on the SBIR…
California State Organic Program
…(USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, organic acreage has grown 46 percent from 2008 to 2014. California alone produced over $2.2 billion in organic agriculture in 2014, accounting for more than…
National Beer Lover’s Day
…in both beer and tea history in this country. From: National Day Calendar National Beer Lover’s Day National Beer Lover’s Day is observed annually on September 7th. Beer and the…