…Clinical Nutrition. The study compared Mediterranean-style red meat intake, typically three ounces per day, to a lower intake of three ounces twice a week. The research showed that consuming up…
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…programs, disaster assistance, agricultural research, local policies, and business. NASS says that’s why it’s so important that they hear from as many farmers as possible. Barbara Rater, the Census and…
Kansas Announces Pilot Disease Traceability Program for Cattle
Kansas state government officials and leaders from the Kansas livestock industry announced a new program called the Cattle Trace Pilot Project. Cattle Trace is a unique public-private project that will…
Senate Passes Farm Bill, Next Stop: Conference
…the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in a lopsided vote 68-30, showing resistance to similar language in the House bill. Meanwhile, House Republicans charge it may be difficult to pass a…
Senate Farm Bill Passes with Overwhelming Support
…the conservation program changes proposed in the FY 2019 Budget that prioritized funding for programs that have shown positive outcomes while eliminating funding for those programs with limited outcomes.” After…
Telling The Story Project Saving Lives
…Telling the Story Project is a collaborative effort of the following organizations, made possible through funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program….
Perdue Signals Aid Plan Announcement Possible Around Labor Day
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in Chicago this week says he is hopeful his aid program for farmers will be released by Labor Day and the harvest season. Perdue spoke at…
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
…says the data will help farmers “make critical decisions” about the USDA programs. All producers electing to participate in either the ARC or PLC program will be required to make…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…funding assistance from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The funding is made…
Senate Farm Bill Setting Up for Debate
…Program would also see some of that financial support over the next ten years. Overall spending on the commodity title is expected to be about $400 million less than current…
CFBF: Farm Bill and Immigration Bill Bring Benefits for California
…time. Prior to the farm bill vote, the House voted down the AG Act which would have replaced the H-2A program with what would be called the H-2C program. The…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from the Department of Agriculture to the new so-called welfare department. The plan would also reorganize USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the food safety…
Farm Leader: Congress Must Now Focus on Agricultural Immigration Reform
…inadequacies in agricultural immigration programs that have contributed to chronic employee shortages on farms and ranches. “Congress must move forward to forge a solution that would work well for farmers,…
Erin Fitzgerald Hired to Lead U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance as New CEO
…Dairy®, she enhanced dairy’s contributions to a more sustainable food system by advancing the intersection of nutrition, health, hunger, food waste and impact. In her role, she conducted an environmental…