Everett Griner talks about the USDA funding Specialty Crops in today’s Agri View. Specialty Crops…
USDA’s Expanding Broadband to Rural America – Part 1
…expansion efforts are underway to get more homes wired and connected for broadband internet. Rural Broadband-part 1 More information on rural broadband and the USDA can be found at USDA.gov….
New Support for Producers Affected by Drought
…initiative. Over the next two years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (FS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $130 million in the partnership, which also…
Allergen-Free Peanuts Lead USDA Report Highlighting New Innovations in Ag
…The USDA’s technology transfer program is administered by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Highlighted discoveries from USDA’s 2014 Technology Transfer Report include: Procedures to…
Wisconsin Farm Tour
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Sabrina Hill is out today on a Wisconsin farm tour learning about hops farming….
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
…(Food Safety and Inspection Service), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the Department of Commerce (National Marine…
USDA Announces New Tool to Monitor Dams, Keep Communities Safe
…nearly 12,000 dams across the country. For more information visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or a local USDA service center. NRCS Chief Jason Weller comments on the availability of a new resource to…
Pruning Importance and Long-Term Goals
Many growers had questions and concerns about pruning in general at a recent avocado meeting. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Ben Fabor reminded growers throughout the state about the importance of…
USDA Updates Department Policy for Climate Change Adaptation
…and Resilience. The regulation can be found at:www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/adaptation.htm. For more information on USDA’s Climate Change activities, please visit: www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/index.htm. This policy supersedes and replaces Department Regulation 1070-001 June 3, 2011….
RCC Joint Forward Plan Stakeholder Teleconference June 30th
…States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) invite you to participate in a Joint RCC conference call on June 30, 2015, at 2:00 PM EST….
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…Wetland Reserve Easement component. It is administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Under WREP, states, local units of governments, non-governmental organizations and American Indian tribes collaborate with USDA…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Fresno Raisin Grower
…of a raisin farmer, who brought before them the USDA’s raisin program. During bumper crop years, this program takes the excess raisins from growers, in order to keep market prices…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
USDA Working to Further Cut Error Rates in School Meals
The Agriculture Department’s new tool in catching administrative errors in its School Lunch and Breakfast programs. Cathy Isom has more information. School Lunch Tool…