…research and promotion activities. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity for participating stakeholders. From: USDA American Lamb Board…
Government and Industry Groups Ask Court to Overturn EPA Water Rule
…The brief also explains how the rule violates the limits of the Clean Water Act and the Constitution. Petitioners show how the rule relies on vague definitions that allow agency…
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan
…part of the collaborative process toward improving the management of sagebrush landscapes,” said Suzette Kimball, Director of the USGS. “Research and management partnerships are critical to ensure science is addressed…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…year-to-year, producers on the farm must enroll by signing a contract each program year. I encourage you to contact your local FSA office today to schedule an appointment to enroll.”…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…enough to fill 600 million dump trucks. For more information about CRP, contact your local FSA office or online at www.fsa.usda.gov/crp. Visit www.fsa.usda.gov/crpis30 or follower Twitter at #CRPis30 for program…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…Department of Food and Agriculture, and on California farms, and in organizations throughout our agricultural community, that one, simple fact urges us all to prepare now for a future that…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
by Ashley Hungerford and Erik O’Donoghue, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? The 2014 Farm Act changed the structure of several commodity support programs for agriculture. Before, cotton…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers,…
Almond Board: Importance of Spatial Mapping
…viable and quantifiable. One such analysis has determined where the more permeable soils exist within our agricultural footprint to understand where groundwater recharge research and potential application are best suited….
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…event, and NCGA CEO Chris Novak also spoke to attendees. “It’s exciting to see agricultural improvements that impact soil health recognized as an emerging opportunity to optimize productivity, sequester carbon…
APHIS Proposes Imports of Hass Avocados
…be safely imported while still protecting U.S. plant health. At the request of the Colombian government, APHIS prepared a pest risk assessment and risk management document. This work identified four…
Funding for Electric Projects in 31 States
…and the bio-based economy, visit USDA’s entry on Medium.com, Powering America with a More Sustainable Energy Future. In Missouri, United Electric Cooperative is receiving a $28 million loan to build…
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
…banks, stifles native vegetation, affects flood control, reduces wildlife habitat, and impedes law enforcement activities along the international border. Recent research conducted by entomologist John Goolsby, with the ARS Tick…
Western View: Green is the New Angry
…said the book “chronicles huge and devastating influences of radical environmentalists” and a cult of anti-humanists. These people have had a huge impact upon global events and society, that continues…