Producers to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 7 Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers…
Project to Expand Green Business in California
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $173,479 to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to help small and medium-size businesses across the state reduce their environmental impacts. Alexis Strauss,…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…builds on our support of technologies and approaches that help producers increase resiliency to extreme weather such as drought and floods.” CIG is authorized and funded under the Environmental Quality…
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…D increased the proportion of a specific subset of immune cells with anti-inflammatory properties that may prevent adverse effects of excess inflammation. ARS is USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency….
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has engaged its resources…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
…Sacramento-based agricultural and environmental consulting firm Land IQ, has been developing a spatial database of almond acreage in California. Joel Kimmelshue with Land IQ explains how this data is and…
Canada Investigating Bovine Tuberculosis
…test are underway on other herds that had direct contact with the infected animal. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bovine TB has been subject to a mandatory national eradication…
Looking for ‘Natural Enemies’ in Asia to Control Invasive Plants
…issues and locate many of the populations.” Smith is planning to explore new sites in the Philippines and Indonesia. Invasive species are one of the leading causes of environmental harm,…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…development grants to American-owned, independently operated for-profit businesses with up to 500 employees. Funded research areas include air, soil and water; animal production and protection; aquaculture; biofuels and biobased products;…
NPPC Joins Groups Urging Court To Nix WOTUS
…U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the agencies’ authority over various waters. That jurisdiction – based on several U.S. Supreme Court decisions –…
Calls for New Relief Provisions in Next Farm Bill
…Bill. Very few farms have signed up for the Whole Farm Revenue Protection Program which is designed to help smaller and more diversified farms. Those farms also haven’t signed up…
Dairy Industry Want Margin Protection Program Fixed
Randy Mooney, National Milk Producers Federation Chair, said, “There’s no more important issue than getting the Margin Protection Program fixed.” He called it the right dairy program for dairy farmers,…
NMPF Pres. Commemorates Centennial / Sets Path for Future
…be a deterrent for us,” he said. “We remain focused on our strategic priorities.” Mulhern said the Margin Protection Program, created in the 2014 Farm Bill, is still the right…
GMO Article Paints Incomplete Picture
…is critical, in light of inaccuracies and omissions in the article: “We appreciate a continued dialogue on the issue of GMOs and biotechnology. We continue in our work to be…
