…represented in our final results.” To find the survey online, go to h-t-t-p, colon, double forward slash u-s-d-a programs dot question pro dot com. Find the survey online at http://usdaprograms.questionpro.com/….
Keeping Pets Safe During Winter
…safe for you its not safe for your pet Anne McCann – Emergency Pet Care Programs Coordinator with the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health and Inspection Service says it’s…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…a result of a USDA Rural Development loan to the Valley Telephone Cooperative. Adult learners in Raymondville are taking advantage of web-based education programs thanks to their new high-speed Internet…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…Fair will run July 8-24, 2016. About the Friends of the California State Fair The Friends of the California State Fair is a charitable, non-profit, volunteer organization that supports programs…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…food is collectively known as washoku. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) registered washoku on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. This…
American Farm Bureau Expresses Support for Senate Child Nutrition Legislation Goals
…to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), AFBF said the legislation “improves flexibility for school lunch programs and reinforces…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…new 2014 Farm Bill safety net programs are working as intended and helping producers protect their operations from changes in the marketplace. “Since 2009, USDA, under President Obama, has made…
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
…programs or volunteer work projects. Following is a partial list, please visit the National Park Service website for more events and information. Community Vegetable Garden Planting and Wellness Fair at…
Dietary Guidelines
…HHS, the Administration on Aging implements the Dietary Guidelines through the Older Americans Act Nutrition Services programs (i.e., nutrition programs for older adults), with about 5,000 community-based nutrition service providers…
NGB and ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
…7:00 PM hosted by both All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau. This is your chance to learn about the newly announced AAS Winners and other exciting programs from both organizations….
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…in conservation planning and in Farm Bill programs should contact their local NRCS field office. Applications are taken year-round at all NRCS field offices. Eligible projects will be periodically evaluated…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…and the need for commonsense policies and programs that create and expand opportunities in rural America. In her role as Deputy Secretary, Harden builds on Secretary Vilsack’s leadership to support…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
…budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness. The Almond Board is funded by an annual assessment on the marketable kernel weight…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
…survey gives farmers and ranchers an opportunity to provide accurate, real-world data that will help shape the policies, programs and issues that affect them. “ARMS asks a small, but representative,…