The public is invited to a Soils Summit hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) on healthy soil and…
USDA Invests in Innovative Conservation Partnerships
Addition of 88 projects brings federal, partner investment to over $2 billion since 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 88 high-impact projects across the country will receive $225 million…
CCM Response to Argentinian Lemon Rule
…market as less expensive off shore product steal shelf space.” In November the Secretary of Agriculture chastised fellow Democrats for ignoring Rural America and impacts from Administration policies. In December…
Protecting Natural Resources Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new investment of $32 million to improve the health and resiliency of forest ecosystems where public forests and grasslands connect to privately-owned…
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 13 members and their alternates to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council to serve 3-year terms of office beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Newly appointed producer…
National Processed Raspberry Council Members Named
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today appointed seven members and five alternates to serve on the National Processed Raspberry Council. The appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017, and…
Fair Practices Rules Protect Contract Farmers
…industry. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds Secretary Vilsack for moving forward on these common-sense rules and protecting producers from abusive, unfair, and anti-competitive practices. “American contract farmers have…
Idaho Governor May Be Next Ag Secretary
Otter A report on the Magic Valley Dot Com website says Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is being looked at by the Trump Administration as a possible Secretary of Agriculture….
Ag Groups React to Proposed GIPSA Rules
…was interested in real solutions, they wouldn’t rush the rules out the door at the end of the current administration. He adds, “Cattlemen and women don’t appreciate Secretary Vilsack throwing…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
FY 2016 Rural Development Progress Report Released Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the final year-end report of the Obama administration’s results creating jobs and investing in rural communities nationwide. “USDA…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Comments on Nomination of Ryan Zinke to Interior
Duvall “The nomination of Ryan Zinke for Secretary of the Interior signals an important step toward balanced use of federal lands. During his time in the House, he has recognized…
Almond Board: 2016 Almond Achievement Award
…The Board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The Almond Board is funded by…
Conaway Disappointed With USDA Midnight Rule-Making
…suggestion to Secretary Vilsack in an October 20th letter that all three rules be withdrawn. “I’m disappointed that the generally productive and non-partisan relationship I’ve developed with USDA over the…
White House Issues ‘Midnight’ GIPSA Rule
…the PSA. When a rider wasn’t included in the fiscal 2016 agricultural funding bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack vowed his agency would move forward with the blocked regulation. “The rule…