…who are involved with traditional 4-H community clubs, after-school programs and other programs offered by partnering community organizations will be impacted by the 4-H computer science program. Booths will also…
Apply for Grants Offered Through Healthy Soils Program
…types of Demonstration Projects. Type A projects can be awarded up to $250,000 dollars and Type B projects can be awarded up to $100,000 dollars. The grant programs are funded…
Almond Board: Internship at the Almond Board
…and assist in research and education programs in tree crop production, sustainable agriculture, integrated pest management, soil and water sciences, and other disciplines. The intern is also awarded the opportunity…
Urban Agriculturalists Hoping for Beneficial Legislation
…establish an Office of Urban Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture and make urban agriculture activities eligible for funding from USDA programs. The bill, introduced by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, was…
AFBF, AFBIS, Others, Propose Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance Concept
…Concept Currently, insurance programs offered to dairy farmers all use margin-based instruments. The margin insurance programs protect the difference between the milk price and the feed cost, not revenue. Newton…
Agri View: Costly and Abused Help
…programs administered by our Federal Government. It is also one of the most abused. But, is it necessary? It is as necessary as the Department of Agriculture itself. Nobody has…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…had a substantial impact, it left ample supply for other world buyers to purchase – and USGC programs throughout the world are helping end-users learn how to incorporate U.S. DDGS…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…Canada is ultimately shipped back out under Canadian import for re-export programs. Canada has been refusing to share details of imports and exports under those programs, but the reality is…
USDA Calls for Nominations for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
…Betts, Acting Designated Federal Officer, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, USDA Room 2077-S, Stop 0235, Washington, D.C. 20250-0235; or faxed to (202) 720-0016. Details regarding this announcement were published in the…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…responsible for evaluating the impact of the variety of types of incentive programs that are deployed by FINI grantees. The program brings together stakeholders from different parts of the national…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
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Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
…and other stakeholders on the efficacy of current farm programs and where improvements need to be made. Ranking Member Collin Peterson noted that “these listening sessions are a continuation of…
National Peach Month
…to incorporate this nutritious fruit into their diets. President Reagan also called upon interested groups to celebrate this month with appropriate programs and activities. Make sure to have peaches for…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
…Broadcasting News Service. from Bureau of Transportation Statistics May 2017 North American Freight Numbers View Table Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, TransBorder Freight Data, https://transborder.bts.gov/programs/international/transborder/ Download Excel Tables U.S.-NAFTA…