The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is pleased to announce the rollout of the refined public search tool that provides access to Animal…
Improving Livestock Digestion with GMO Clover
…USDA which will expire in 2020. The field trial involves growing white clover plants. They contain a gene necessary to create condensed tannins which will bind to proteins and prevent…
One of Summer’s Favorite Fruits – Watermelon
…Vitamin A, C, and lycopene. While browsing at your local farmer’s market, roadside stand, or in the produce aisle Laura Popielski with the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service says the best…
Farm Debt Likely to Reach All-Time High in 2017
…today in comparison. A Farmer Mac research expert says the amount of leverage on farms over the past several years remains low. USDA historical data shows that in spite of…
Perdue Announces Tony Tooke as New Forest Service Chief
…this noble cause,” said Secretary Perdue. Tony Tooke Biography: Tony Tooke is the Regional Forester for the Southern Region of the USDA Forest Service. Tooke has worked for the Forest…
New Drought Monitor Shows Both Improvements and Declines
…600 percent of normal this time of year. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says Montana remains the biggest hot-spot. He says the drought is continuing to expand westward in spite of…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs. Korea had…
U.S. Pork Gains Long-Awaited Access to Argentine Market
…USDA and the Department of Commerce, as well as U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer and his team, for their diligent work to win Argentine market access.” Maschhoff added, “We also thank…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…forwarded to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for final approval. During its Business Session, The Cotton Board elected new officers to guide the Program, including George LaCour, Jr….
Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges
…both sent USDA spending bills to the full House and Senate, though neither has acted yet and the two bills that both reject big cuts proposed by the president would…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…corporations have on our country; it’s time to fight back,” concluded Maxwell. “I am proud to Chair Family Farm Action,” stated Lillian Salerno, former USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development under…
U.S. to Pursue Other Trade Openings During NAFTA Talks
…new bilateral trade deals? Former USDA trade adviser Paul Drazek is skeptical. Drazek is skeptical The biggest, Japan, is now hesitant. Japan-hesitant Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pressed the Japanese…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…Agriculture (USDA) and analysis by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC). With only two months left in the 2016/2017 marketing year, exports by this measure that is inclusive of feed grains…
APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Allow Fresh Hass Avocado Fruit from Colombia into the Continental U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a final rule to allow the importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit from Colombia into…