The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (PDF, 340 KB). The update culminates a yearlong…
NCC Says USDA Must Take Part in Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat Products
The National Chicken Council (NCC) delivered its priorities for cell-cultured meat products as part of the first joint meeting between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food & Drug…
Perdue Promises Five Percent Budget Cut as part of Trump Plan
…his target,” according to the Hagstrom Report. Perdue said following the meeting that USDA would participate in the Trump plan and that he thinks USDA will “be able to meet…
New Record Set for California Table Grape Shipments
…was a period of nearly three months when shipments to USDA were under-reported compared to prior years,” said California Table Grape Commission President Kathleen Nave. “This caused confusion as it…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…Tier 1,” said Carlos Suarez, California State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “By replacing those engines with new engines, Tier 3 and Tier 4, we are actually…
NCBA to Reiterate Unwavering Support for USDA Oversight of Lab-Grown Fake Meat
…periods of the session. Houston will explain why USDA is well-positioned to apply current food safety processes to lab-grown fake meat products. Two-thirds of the facilities already overseen by USDA…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Secretary. Perdue previously announced other significant reorganizations at USDA. In May 2017, USDA created the first-ever Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and reconstituted and renamed the new Farm…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…member of the “Beagle Brigade,” was trained by USDA’s National Detector Dog Center in Newnan, GA. Photo credit: Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection) USDA continues to…
Farm Bill a Topic on the Campaign Trail
…White House also wants to ensure that Democrats don’t get what it calls a “free pass” for voting no on the farm bill. In the meantime, USDA already has a…
U.S. Suspends Pork Imports from Poland
The U.S. suspended pork imports from Poland last week after an outbreak of African Swine Fever in that country. Pork Business Dot Com says the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health…
USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
…tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses. Thanks to rigorous control and regulatory activities carried out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state departments…
Agri View: Farm Income Declined…Again
…year. According to USDA, this is the fourth consecutive decline. One source put the loss at 16 thousand dollars per family. It doesn’t matter if it is soybeans or cattle….
Trade News Has Pork Producers Feeling Optimistic
…meaning that all USDA-approved pork and pork products must be eligible for export to the U.K. without additional requirements,” Heimerl said. And while the organization is open to trade negotiations…
U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea
…to set a new record in 2018. Read more, and get the full U.S. Agricultural Export Opportunities in South Korea report with graphs and more. (.pdf) Source: USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service…