Joint Strategy Follows Completion of America’s First Offshore Wind Farm, Showing Progress in American Offshore Wind Industry U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally…
Companion Bill Would Improve Access to Conservation Assistance
…for American producers who participate in voluntary conservation programs. “Farmers have a lot of work to do, and every second they’re stuck inside completing reporting requirements is time they can’t…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…to improve water use efficiency and nutrient application uniformity American Rivers – $498,888 for “pay-for-success” conservation programs in the Central Valley The Nature Conservancy – $169,716 for an “impact investing”…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…produce samples annually from wholesale and retail stores, farmers markets and other outlets for testing at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s laboratories. The laboratories test for more than 300…
Ag Reacts to the Heritage Foundation Report
Early reactions to the Heritage Foundation Report that calls for an end to commodity support programs and crop insurance have been swift. Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation…
Ag Groups Question Venue for ‘WOTUS’ Appeal
…file these challenges.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: American Farm Bureau Federation Industry Groups Ask High Court to Review Clean Water Rule Appeal Venue Organizations…
Improving Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs
…other red tape have been difficult for smaller, mid-sized, or newer farmers to navigate. The reporting is done electronically and farmers who don’t have reliable broadband access in rural areas…
Farm Credit Associations’ Boards Vote For Merger
…agriculture, which will carry over into the proposed merged association,” said Gary Ash, President and CEO of 1st Farm Credit Services. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Grassley sets consolidation hearings
…Hagstrom Report says his announcement comes at the same time that Bob Young, Chief Economist from the American Farm Bureau Federation, expressed concerns about the three corporate mergers currently being…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…the agenda for the lobbying arm of the organization to implement when farm bill negotiations get going. The report says most farmers are able to manage risk without taxpayer help….
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…military veterans, and new and beginning farmers. “The Conservation Innovation Grant program is a highly competitive conservation grant program that helps put the very best conservation tools to work on…
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
…ensure every child has a safer, healthier future filled with unlimited opportunity. In 2015, household food insecurity fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 and 2.2 points from 2011–the peak of…
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…