The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking for feedback as the agency works on the Agriculture Innovation Agenda. USDA will be taking public comments and written stakeholder input through…
USDA Working to Mitigate the Cost of Milk Dumping
After significant market changes related to COVID-19, milk dumping is being reported by dairy producers throughout the country. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is now taking action to reduce some…
AFBF Details How Stimulus Funding Can Best Serve Producers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue highlighting the most critical areas for supporting through the stimulus funding….
$5 Billion in Relief Sought for Produce Market Stabilization Program
…commodities have presented the plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which requests $5 billion in funding to support the produce industry. The effort has also garnered support from…
Trade Progress with China Despite Pandemic Challenges
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently announced that there has been trade progress made on behalf of the U.S.-China Phase One…
State Department Addresses H-2A Issue with Interview Waivers
…critical time in the planting season.” In 2018, 95 percent of H-2A workers came from Mexico, with 258,000 H-2A laborers approved to work in the U.S. last year. USDA is…
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
…from this deadly disease. CDFA, in partnership with USDA, local county agricultural commissioners, and the citrus industry, continues to pursue a strategy of controlling the spread of the Asian citrus…
California Strawberry Production Stays on Track
…as just what the USDA is reporting, is demand is very strong,” said Carolyn O’Donnell, Communications Director for the California Strawberry Commission. “It’s good to see that the American public…
Senate Approves Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, Bringing Agricultural Assistance
…with a significant slowdown due to COVID-19. The Senate bill draft reportedly provides for $14 billion in replenished funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). …
Efforts Underway to Address Labor Concerns During COVID-19 Pandemic
…visa processing continues, to allow H-2A workers to come into the U.S. to work on farms and ranches. “USDA is taking action on this, working with the State Department and…
AFBF Outlines Coronavirus Concerns for Agriculture
…with the USDA to provide any further input as the situation changes. “America’s farmers and ranchers will be with you every step of the way, doing all that we can…
USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only
…e-Auth account, which provides access to the farmers.gov portal where producers can view USDA farm loan information and payments and view and track certain USDA program applications and payments. Online…
Request for Increased USDA Funding to Address Pandemic Shortfalls
The White House is requesting additional funding to help the US. Department of Agriculture (USDA) address issues created by the coronavirus pandemic. Acting Director of the White House Office of…
Applications Still Being Accepted for Conservation Innovation Grants
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is still accepting applications for Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). The funding assistance program is designed to support new technologies or approaches that reinforce NRCS…