…Service Agencies have been packed with growers getting in their MFP applications. You’ll also hear from AgSafe CEO Amy Wolf talk about the annual conference that is coming up next…
CA FSA’s Saw Large Turnout of MFP Applications
United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) representatives were at the 2019 World Ag Expo taking applications for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). They only received a handful…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…story of agriculture as part of National FFA Week. Whether it is through service projects or community gatherings, National FFA Week is a time for FFA members to raise awareness…
Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package
Ethan Lane, Senior Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and NCBA Federal Lands, issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s passage of S. 47, the Natural Resources…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…CFBF Legal Services Division and serving as the organization’s administrative counsel. Prior to joining CFBF, Houston worked for six years at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, first as…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
…with nearly $8 billion in estimated payments. Producers of corn, cotton, dairy, hogs, shelled almonds, sorghum, soybeans, fresh sweet cherries and wheat should apply at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office….
USDA To Host 2018 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Sessions
…USDA is seeking public input on the changes to existing programs implemented by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Risk Management Agency. Each agency will take…
Western View: The Moon Trees
…be an Astronaut, moon trees are growing right here on earth. Stuart Roosa, originally from Durango, Colorado, was a smoke jumper with the US Forest Service in the 1950’s. He…
Almonds Get $6 Million in Trade Promotion Funding
…of unjustified trade retaliation against U.S. farmers and exporters. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) accepted ATP applications between September 4 and November 2 – totaling nearly $600 million – from…
USDA to Release Complete Set of Tables for Agricultural Projections to 2028
…projection period. Background on USDA’s long-term projections and past issues of the report are available at the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) website. Source: USDA Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Rangeland Summit Highlights Role of Livestock in Wildfire Suppression
…“I think livestock grazing is part of the solution and even if it can help a little bit, is important,” said Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor in Modoc County, Laura…
NCBA Announces Campaign for “Fake Meat Facts”
…manufacturing companies and fake meat activists.” Cattle and beef producers provide consumers with extensive resources on the production of real beef. Learn more about how beef goes from pasture to…
USDA Launches High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Resource Guide
…National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Forest Service. The toolkit highlights examples of how e-Connectivity resources are being used to increase access…
Farm Bureau to USDA: New Regulations Must Protect Both Farmland and Wetland
Image courtesy of American Farm Bureau Federation As the Agriculture Department moves forward with Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation regulations, the department must ensure its new Interim Rule balances…