…as quickly as possible. “Both bills include significant funding for USDA to provide additional direct assistance to farmers,” Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose said in a…
New Competitive Grant Opportunities Being Made Available
…the USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). “It’s difficult for new investigators to find success with that first award,” USDA-NIFA Acting Director Parag Chitnis said in a press release….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-31-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering USDA’s food box program hitting a big milestone, potential…
USDA Launches New Website Features to Help Farmers Hire Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new website features to assist with the hiring of agricultural workers. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recently unveiled new features of the Farmers.gov…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…afternoon. Thanks to the USDA’s Farmers to Families pandemic relief initiative for allowing us to get back out as a team!” @CommFoodBankFW: “We are thankful to the @USDA’s Farmers to…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Not All Nematodes Are Bad
Nematodes are usually a bad word for producers. In this episode of Making Sense of Biologicals, USDA’s Dr. David Shapiro is back to inform growers that there are also beneficial…
Additional Coronavirus Relief Critical to Farm Businesses
…depopulated due to insufficient processing access and growers who produce livestock or poultry under a contract for another entity.” The bill allocates an additional $457 million to USDA to address…
The Western View: Mystery Packets From China Causing a Stir in US
…product online, and to hold off any investigations or allegations of wrongdoing. Whether the plants are a danger or are benign, the USDA says that mailing them to the US…
Mystery Seeds from China Arriving in California
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now coordinating with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine the best course of action. CDFA is instructing residents to refrain from opening any…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-28-20
…how USDA’s food box program is benefiting communities as well as the industry, and get the details on incentive programs that help make the cost of electric yard trucks feasible….
Round Three of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that the agency is launching round three of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA plans to purchase and distribute the…
Lawmakers Call for Funding to Support State and County Fairs
…for aid directly through USDA and then distribute the funds to their fair membership.” Several fair leaders also participated in the online event, providing details of how fairgrounds contribute to…
Improvements Coming to the Livestock Insurance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that improvements will be coming to an important livestock insurance program. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has indicated that beginning in the…
Report Issued in USDA Investigation into Beef Markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new report detailing some of the agency’s findings in relation to the beef market. The USDA investigation stems from issues raised…