…working toward a voluntary organic checkoff program through the industry itself back in September. Earlier in the year U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA would not…
Activists Allowed to Expand Attack on Beef Checkoff
…audits conducted by USDA’s Office of the Inspector General have also come back clean. R-CALF’s accusations to the contrary are false,” said Kendal Frazier, NCBA Chief Executive Officer. “R-CALF has…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…https://www.fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-missions and following FAS on Twitter at @USDAForeignAg. Source: USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture
…additional countries sign on, is available on the WTO website. Source: USDA Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On…
The Dual Impacts of Proposed Ag Trade Disruption Payments
Trade facilitation program payments that were provided to aid farmers affected by tariffs may be having a secondary affect. USDA’s Rod Bain presented some insight from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…
What Will Drive Animal Disease Traceability Advancements?
…promising development. USDA’s Rod Bain has the story. What Will Drive Animal Disease Traceability Advancements? Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For…
Funding to Increase Access to Education, Workforce Training and Health Care Opportunities in Rural Communities
…For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov. Source: USDA/Rural Development Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt…
USDA Planning Trade Aid Round Two Distribution
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is readying round-two of trade mitigation payments for farmers. The payments are the second half of the $12 billion program by the Trump administration to…
Pumpkin Production Strong for Fall Holiday Season
It has been a successful season for California pumpkin production, as growing conditions remained favorable leading up to harvest. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), initial reports for…
Perdue Talks Possible Trade Aid Adjustments
USDA is considering the possibility of adjusting direct payments to producers who’ve been hurt by the trade war. The adjustments may include factoring in hurricane damage after southeast U.S. producers…
No USDA Trade Aid Planned For 2019
The Trump Administration has no plans in place for 2019 to give any more aid to farmers hurt by tariffs. Bloomberg says that’s based on assumptions that markets will recover…
Industry Seeks Additional Tariff Relief as USDA Reports Increased Milk Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) noted increased milk production in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report for October. Milk production forecasts for 2018 and 2019 have been…
Grassley: No Trade Aid for Smithfield Foods
…dollars stay in U.S. hands, regardless of their intended target. In an email, a USDA spokesman says the agency doesn’t have the ability to make sure relief money doesn’t eventually…
USDA Announces Early Release of Select Commodity Tables
On November 2, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report. USDA will…