…rates staying the same for two more years, and mandarins showing promise according to USDA’s first outlook survey. Tune into the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
H-2A Labor Rates Stay the Same Through 2022
…USDA. Experts believed that there wouldn’t be any standard data to set H-2A labor rates other than state minimum wages without that survey. The current AEWR in California is $14.77; however,…
Webinar to Highlight Emerging Research on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…agenda includes a wide variety of speakers with multiple representatives from USDA, as well as personnel from various educational institutions, and other industry professionals. USDA will open the conference with…
2020 Rice Harvest: ‘A Good Year for Quality and Yield’
…USDA estimate for production is 4.5 billion pounds in California and that is up from 4.2 billion pounds,” Morris noted. SHIFTING FOCUS TO PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT With the rice harvest…
USDA Outlines Projects Through Great American Outdoors Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined project priorities under the Great American Outdoors Act. A prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects has been delivered to Congress. The list…
More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Ag Secretary Sonny Purdue U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Round Four Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that there is going to be a fourth round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. A total of $500 million…
Industry Groups Encourage Mandatory Labeling for Cell-Based Meat
Industry groups are encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the mandatory labeling of cell-based meat. The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry,…
Beef Industry Challenges to Be Addressed Through USDA Initiatives
…hosted in partnership with the CME Group and the three USDA Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation Training Centers. Webinars will also be covering how USDA officially grades carcass to the…
Enrollment Period for USDA Safety-Net Programs Open
The enrollment period for safety-net programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently underway. The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are taking…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-19-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers USDA working to address issues facing the beef industry, the Appeals Court rejecting…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-19-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers USDA working to address issues facing the beef industry, the Appeals Court rejecting…
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing $1.68 billion in payments to agricultural producers and landowners for the 21.9 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which provides…
USDA Releases Final CSP Rule Change
The final rule for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The CSP rule change brings the program more in line with…