…wreak on farmers and the U.S. economy.” The House bill also includes funding for the NPPC-supported Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program, both of which help support…
House Passes 2018 Farm Bill
…challenges facing the nation’s farmers and ranchers, while making significant investments in opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Upon passage, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11)issued…
USDA Supports Local Foods in Schools through Farm to School Grants
…Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which together comprise America’s nutrition safety net….
American Farm Bureau Board Votes Unanimously to Support Goodlatte AG Act Provisions
…agricultural guest worker program and they go a long way toward fixing the biggest problem we face in agriculture – a shortage of agricultural labor that limits our ability to…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
…August 1, 2018. Producers on a farm that is not enrolled for the 2018 crop year will not be eligible for financial assistance from the ARC or PLC programs should…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Healthy During Hull Split
…their nutrition is on on-time, and their pest control is on on-time. It all kind of comes together at this time of year.” The weather has remained relatively cool this…
Perdue Announces New Budget Director at USDA
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the selection of Erica Navarro to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) for the U.S. Department of…
NPPC Testifies at USTR Hearing on Thailand’s GSP Eligibility
…end its unwarranted ban on U.S. pork. Thailand is a top beneficiary of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, which gives duty-free treatment to certain goods entering the…
Celebrating National Pollinator Week
…insects are essential partners to farmers and ranchers in production much of our food supply. The state of California provides producers with conservation assistance to promote wise stewardship of lands…
USDA Appoints Members to National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
…link to the Board’s membership under the heading Organizational Structure. More information about research and promotion programs is available on the Research and Promotion Programs page on the AMS website….
Farmers Set to Attend the NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
Courtesy National Farmers Union The National Farmers Union says twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States will participate in the 2018-2019 Beginning Farmers Institute Program. The institute…
Grassley Owns Lone Committee Vote Against Senate Farm Bill
…this week, Grassley stated: “I do not believe in unlimited subsidies,” mentioning those included in the House bill. Grassley says farm programs “should provide temporary, limited assistance,” and later announced…
Bipartisan Farm Bill Passed by Senate Ag Committee
…reported out of the Committee with bipartisan support. Commonly referred to as the Farm Bill, the bipartisan 5-year legislation encompasses a broad array of agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy….
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
…Program sought by NMPF, including improved coverage levels and greater program flexibility. The measure raises the maximum covered margin to $9/cwt. and adjusts the minimum percentage of milk that can…