Over the next several months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) plans to visit thousands of corn, potato and vegetable growers across the United States…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 8
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Food Insecurity in the United States
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Significant Decrease in Household Food Insecurity in the United States Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on the release…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…well as much of the rest of agriculture and the larger U.S. business community, will be pushing for a constructive resolution of this issue after two decades of inaction. The…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…USDA’s Women in Agriculture Initiative abroad as well as expanding export opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. Leaders from seven state agriculture departments as well as 23 U.S. agribusinesses…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to encourage domestic small businesses to engage in high-growth research and development that has the potential for commercialization and could lead to significant…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 7
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The Western View: Ag Startup Resources
…the online ag investment platform, has helped compile a report about 77 different resources dedicated to food and agriculture startup companies. startup agfunder The aim of these resources is to…
California State Organic Program
from the Organic Stakeholder Work Group Executive Summary California leads the nation in organic farms, land in organic production, and organic sales. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
…it with the rest of the agriculture industry, but the company wants to work out all of the bugs first. Although it isn’t publicly available yet, Grabau said the company…
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
…Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the need for additional credit.” Johson said additional steps will be needed to address the backlog of applicants for FSA loans. From…
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
…costs increasing in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Low Commodity Prices Weigh on Producer Sentiment James Mintert, David Widmar,…
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is proposing a new rule to allow the sale of E-15. The new rule would apply to all vehicles model year 2001…
Increased International Collaboration on Agricultural Science
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an enhanced funding partnership with Israel to better leverage new agricultural research for mutual scientific benefit. The updated agreement is administered by the…