…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…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…improvements to the dairy safety net. The measure raises the maximum covered margin in the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) to $9/cwt. and provides increased flexibility in the amount of…
USDA Issues Warning of Newcastle Virus to Commercial Poultry
…the agency says the virus is not a food safety concern, and no human cases have ever occurred. The virus has not been found in commercial poultry in the United…
Perdue Announces New Budget Director at USDA
…served as Budget Director for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator and Senior Advisor for the Africa Bureau at the U.S. Agency for International Development…
Celebrating National Pollinator Week
…and habitats, including the protection and maintenance of pollinators on working lands and wild lands…As Governor of California, I urge all citizens to recognize the important role that pollination plays…
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
…dairy farmers. Following passage by a margin of 20-1, the bill now moves to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Farm Bill contains enhancements to the dairy Margin Protection…
EPA Admin Says EPA Will Move on Year-Round E15
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spent part of a trip in Kansas at an ethanol production facility. Pruitt’s trip included a stop at the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program
…6.6 percent. To learn more about the Margin Protection Program for dairy, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency county office at offices.usda.gov or visit us on the Web at…
Farm Bureau Hails District Court WOTUS Decision
…about the rule, we need to continue to work diligently to support the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to formally repeal the rule. The illegal rule is overbroad, vague and confusing,…
New Potato Varieties Displayed at Field Day in Kern County
Dozens of industry professionals took part in the annual Kern County Potato Variety Field Day where attendees got an opportunity to view new potato varieties and see the progress of…
Celebrating National Corn on the Cob Day
Summer is finally here. Grab the butter, your grill, and gather your friends. Cathy Isom tells us some great ways of celebrating a fresh and sweet summertime treat. That’s coming…
Cruz Still Pushing for Biofuels Overhaul
The lead Senator pushing for biofuels reform, Ted Cruz, met with Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt, one day after the White House announced a biofuels deal fell through. Pruitt…
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…conducting these trials under an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorized Experimental Use Permit (EUP). The purpose of the EUP is to evaluate the effectiveness of the bait, the ability of…
Under Secretary McKinney to Lead Japan Trade Mission
…LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. Santa Fe Spirits, Sante Fe, N.M. Shaka Tea, Honolulu, Hawaii Sweet Street Desserts, Reading, Pa. SuperValu, Tacoma, Wash. Taylor Brothers Farms, Inc., Yuba City, Calif. That…
