In January, the average U.S. all-milk price reached its highest level since the final month of the 2013-2014 price spike. At $10.54 per hundredweight, the Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin…
EPA Budget Cuts Won’t Ease Mandates
…the Trump administration announced it’s budget for the coming fiscal year, which included a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Western Agricultural Processors Association President and CEO…
Perdue Vote Won’t Happen This Week
…Last week, a group of farm organizations signed a letter noting USDA “has been without political leadership for over two months, longer than nearly every other Cabinet-level agency.” The groups…
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
…administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). This hearing is a continuation of the committee’s hearing series to set the stage for the next farm bill. Members of the committee…
Bats, Allies to Farmers, Return Home to Roost in Spring
…the pest control and crop protection services they provide,” Long said. “Many put up bat boxes on their farms to provide a home for them.” In their long journey north,…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…it “is the only program crop that does not have any long-term price or revenue protection policy in the farm bill.” The Bronwood, Ga., cotton producer said including cotton in…
USDA Expands Meat and Poultry Hotline Hours
…and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. As detailed in the Agency’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, FSIS is focusing on…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…government agency. Eligible applicants for rural practice enhancement programs include for-profit or nonprofit entities or individuals operating veterinary clinics in rural areas and veterinarian shortage areas as specified in the…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…PLANT BREEDING: ASTA encourages FDA, USDA and EPA to closely coordinate their activities to ensure a consistent policy approach regarding plant breeding, across the U.S. government, and for the administration…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO National Milk Producers Federation If experience is the best teacher, Congress should have learned an important lesson from the experience with the dairy Margin Protection…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…Protection Business Being Acquired The acquired portion of DuPont’s crop protection business includes an industry-leading selective insecticide portfolio consisting of Rynaxypyr®, Cyazypyr® and Indoxacarb. The first two of these products…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…three years of financial incentives through its Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) to almond and walnut growers who adopt harvest equipment shown to reduce particulate matter (dust). The incentive payments…
Gardening and Farming Cover Crops
…around since the early 1900’s. Also called green manure, cover crops effectively nourish the soil, while adding protection from unwanted weeds, pests and disease. Easy to plant and requiring very…
USDA Warns it Only Takes One Person to Spread Harmful Invasive Pests
…matter. The answer is yes,” said APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine Deputy Administrator Osama El-Lissy. “If you’re not careful, you can unknowingly spread invasive pests by simply taking firewood on…
