…NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs support the best and brightest…
EPA Is The Top Target for Budget Cuts
…billion. The plan eliminates several regional programs, including those that restore the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and Puget Sound. It slashes funding for the Superfund Cleanup Program, which helps restore…
White House Budget Proposal Cuts Ag Spending $46 Billion
…proposed cut is $38 billion dollars from farm support programs. Those cuts include new limits on federal subsidies for crop insurance premiums and a cap on potential commodity program payments….
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…proposal, recommending drastic cuts to agricultural and rural related agencies and programs. The proposal would cut Farm Bill programs by nearly $230 billion and slash the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Proposed Ag Budget Fails Farmers, Ranchers, Farm Bureau President Says
…its historical contribution to deficit reduction. It would gut federal crop insurance, one of the nation’s most important farm safety-net programs. It would drastically reshape important voluntary conservation programs and…
Consumers Overwhelmed by Conflicting Food Information
…eat and what to avoid. 77 percent of the respondents says they rely in part on family and friends for health information, topping other sources like news programs and the…
Crop Insurance Industry Fears Budget Cuts
…other programs that serve rural areas. Early press reports indicate that farm subsidies will be part of $1.7 trillion in proposed cuts to mandatory spending. House Ag Committee Chair Mike…
Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass Management Webcast
New ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webcast Identifies Key Practices and Programs for Managing Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass Glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass can completely overtake a cotton field if managed improperly. It is one of the…
Children’s Book – Busy on the Farm
…four through eight, in another fun and entertaining, yet educational, story about caring for livestock. Busy on The Farm helps children understand the connection between agriculture and food production highlighting…
Trump Plan to Balance Budget Includes Farm Subsidy Cuts
…the process of balancing the budget within ten years, would make cuts to mandatory spending on an array of social programs while sparing the Social Security and Medicare entitlement programs….
$4.7 Million to Support University Agricultural Science Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $4.7 million in available funding to support agricultural science programs at non-land-grant universities. Funding is made…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…without the current and future support of the OREI grant. Because of relatively small acreage of organic rice, no rice check-off funding programs support organic rice research and extension. Adequate…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…to integrate phenomics and genomics into applied plant breeding programs. The project is improving automated phenotyping and involving more students in plant breeding programs to ensure they are trained for…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…milk safety regulators voted unanimously in favor of a resolution intended to clarify the responsibilities of FDA and state programs in ensuring the proper use of standardized dairy product names….