Source: USDA U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “President Trump provided a unifying, hopeful vision for…
California to Receive Significant Amount of Trade Promotion Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be awarding $200 million to 57 different organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP). The program is intended to enhance further expansion…
USDA looks to “Everybody That Eats” for Market Opportunities
…still to be done with China, the Trans Pacific Partnership and the European Union trade deals he reassured the audience that the USDA is working on gaining access in other…
Wool Industry Seeing Benefits of Increasing Demand
…and in the international market has been assisted by increased efforts on behalf of industry groups. “ASI works with the Foreign Ag Development Service with USDA in developing those markets…
Helping Producers Aid Monarch Butterfly
…their local USDA Service Center. Source: USDA/ Natural Resources conservation Service-California Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025…
ARS Microscopy Research Helps Unravel the Workings of a Major Honey Bee Pest
…mites damage honey bees. Courtesy USDA/ARS Research by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Maryland released today sheds new light — and reverses decades of…
USDA Seeking Public Input on Wetland Determination Guidance
…Land Conservation, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Upon conclusion of the public comment period, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will evaluate and…
USDA to Reopen All FSA Offices – Extends MFP Payment Deadline to Feb. 14
The United States Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C. USDA announced it will reopen all of its Farm Service Agencies despite the ongoing government shutdown. Last week, USDA announced it…
Meat Inspectors, Price Reporting Staff Still On The Job
…in meat packing plants despite the government shutdown. NPPC – and other livestock groups – a year ago urged Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to deem as essential USDA Food Safety…
Longest Recorded Government Shutdown Impacting Key Ag Programs
…States (WOTUS) rule in the Federal Register. While many USDA inspection services are continuing, Farm Service Agency county offices will remain closed until the government shutdown ends. USDA has also…
FSA Offices Reopen for Three Days While Government Shutdown Continues
…from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Roughly 2,500 FSA employees have been called back to work to open offices for normal business hours on Thursday, January 17, Friday, January…
Government Shutdown Puts Pause on Opening New Markets
Many distinguished guests made their way to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th Annual Convention. Guests included state representatives, USDA officials, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue, President Donald Trump. Many of…
Farm Bureau Gives Agricultural Trade Outlook for 2019
…and USDA forecasts exports to decline by an additional $7 billion in 2019. China was ranked as our second-largest trading partner for several years but is projected to be fifth…
More Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has found more virulent Newcastle disease in two commercial poultry operations in California. The latest discoveries…