…Many of USDA’s voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs are crucial to promoting the wise and responsible use of natural resources in this country. “Without USDA conservation programs, America’s farmers, ranchers, and…
Group Urges Trump to Protect Crop Insurance
…Budget Committees Click here for letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees Click here for letter to USDA Secretary-Designate Sonny Perdue Click here for letter to OMB Director Mick Mulvaney…
U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
…year. Put another way, exports to Mexico require the milk of 345,000 American cows. They create approximately 30,000 U.S. jobs, according to USDA, and $3.6 billion in U.S. economic impact….
Farmers, Ranchers Ask Congress to Strengthen Safety Net
…full-fledged financial crisis in rural America, a good many farmers and ranchers are not going to be able to cash-flow in 2017,” the groups wrote. “With USDA projecting continued low…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…security,” while calling on Congress to pass the measure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Farmers Union NFU Lauds Bill to Add USDA to Foreign…
Iowa Agriculture Department Urging Sound Biosecurity Measures in Poultry Flocks
…getting on their farm. He stresses that all poultry farms need to have a biosecurity plan to qualify for USDA indemnification. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: 2017 Planting
…in the field soon. Some may already be there. USDA has already estimated the size of our two biggest crops. Corn and Soybeans. Surprisingly most crops will be about the…
Grape Crush Shows Bounce-Back Year
…percent from 2015, while the French Colombard average price was up 3.4 percent from 2015 at $260.82 per ton. The entire Grape Crush Report is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/ca. …
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, a genomic database of U.S. beef cattle is now available online. The complete genomes of 96 bulls representing different U.S. cattle breeds were…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Young announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $15 million in technical and financial assistance to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
January exports of U.S. beef and pork were up significantly year-over-year, maintaining the solid momentum established in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…Statistics Service in Washington, D.C. Read the full citrus crop forecast report. The next USDA citrus crop forecast will be released on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at 12 noon Eastern/9…
Tennessee HPAI Not Linked to China HPAI
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the strain of high pathogenic avian influenza found in Tennessee last week is not connected to any strains of bird flu in China. USDA…
Protect Your Poultry from Avian Influenza
University of California poultry experts are urging poultry owners to examine biosecurity for their flocks after avian influenza was confirmed in commercial chickens in Tennessee by the USDA Animal and…