…are under significant stress, services provided by farm groups, hotlines, and mediation programs can go a long way in making sure families keep their farms and their families. The Farm…
NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
…communities to be competitive in the national and global marketplace. “RD has a $216 billion portfolio with over forty different programs,” noted the coalition’s letter. “Programs under the Rural Development…
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
…to reform existing regulations and remove unnecessary burdens, RFA’s comments recommend: –Streamlining survey programs intended to monitor and verify fuel quality and regulatory compliance, and consider eliminating costly surveys that…
Stabenow, Rural Groups, Express Concern over USDA Reorganization
…and say the demotion, taken together with the Administration’s recent attempt to wipe out rural business programs through the appropriations process, “sends a clear signal that the President does not…
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…the efforts of Stabenow and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts for their recent efforts to bring more milk options and flexibility to the School Lunch and School Breakfast programs….
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to School Nutrition Standard
…districts, have been able to meet and continue to support the nutrition standards set by the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. We also realize that smaller school food programs with…
FDA to Address Agricultural Biotechnology Misinformation
…the initiative be developed in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, and include the “publication and distribution of science-based educational information.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NACD Applauds Appropriations Bill in Support of Conservation
…the voluntary conservation programs this nation’s private landowners rely on. We look forward to continuing our work with Congress to ensure that CTA, and other voluntary conservation programs like it,…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…subsidiary The Corporation for American Banking, endorses a number of programs offered by Farmer Mac. For more than a decade, this relationship has benefitted ABA members by providing financial benefits…
Groups Want Checkoff Reform
…to the checkoff programs’ history of acting “beyond the scope of their statutory mandate.” They also accuse the USDA of lax oversight of the checkoff programs, resulting in collusion and…
Dairy Industry Applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for Supporting School Milk Options
…to again offer low-fat (1%) flavored milk as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. Under the Obama Administration, USDA eliminated low-fat flavored milk as an option…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…a proclamation U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide greater flexibility in nutrition requirements for school meal programs in order to…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…leader, or taught a project. Friends of 4-H are also invited to raise their hands. “Having experienced our programs first-hand, our alumni know about the positive impact of 4-H,” said…
ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…even modest breeding programs to efficiently identify and select the parents most likely to produce offspring with new and improved traits. ARS geneticist Ed Buckler is using a large-scale genomic…