The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, will not establish new criteria for recognizing third-party inspection and certification programs when determining the Agency’s own inspection…
U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality
…programs.” Funding will focus on developing seeds that help farmers combat the challenges they face in today’s growing environments. The Act ensures federal investments to support farmers and researchers who…
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
$177.4 million in Commodity Purchases Announced U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach announced up to $177.4 million in purchases for nutrition assistance programs…
Organic Farmers Association Applauds Organic Checkoff Withdrawal
…proposed program was causing divisions among the organic community. Checkoff programs must have the support of an entire industry to be implemented, which this didn’t have. The proposed Organic Research…
Agri View: Farmers and the Labor Law
Everett Griner talks about farmers wanting a new labor law in today’s Agri View. Everett takes a look at the current H2A programs and has some agriculture labor statistics for…
California Cattle Council on The Horizon
…producers making decisions on the research and funding priorities. While the California Beef Council is already involved in research, promotion and educational activities, a California Cattle Council would take a…
Perdue Applauds Red Tape Reduction for Farmers
…and System for Award Management (SAM) numbers to participate in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs has been eliminated. Congress included this repeal in the…
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
…Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area. “During his many years at the department, Bruce Summers has earned a reputation for excellence and effectiveness,” Secretary Sonny Perdue said. “As the Acting…
Perdue Announces FSIS Key Leadership
…science-based and innovative solutions to better protect consumers from foodborne illnesses. Through her leadership, she has ensured that FSIS programs are customer-focused and delivered efficiently, effectively and with integrity. Rottenberg…
Wheat Growers Talk Farm Bill with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
…farm bill programs are key” to allow growers to continue farming. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway is hoping to bring the new farm bill to the full House of…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
…of these programs is an important step in ensuring that our trading partners are living up to their WTO commitments and helps achieve more market-based outcomes through the multilateral trading…
Co-ops Support California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…better address disparities between farm gate prices in California and the rest of the nation.” After USDA’s release of the final decision on March 30th, the three cooperatives held educational…
Assistant to the Secretary Anne Hazlett Applauds FLOTUS Be Best Initiative
…crisis; and prioritized investments in two key grant programs to address the crisis in rural places. For more information about these efforts, visit the USDA rural opioid misuse webpage at…
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
…it very important for farm and nutrition programs to be reassessed. They want the programs put on a more “responsible path.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….