…a crop which has an economic impact to the State of more than $57 billion annually. The pest also jeopardized valuable export markets for U.S. grapes, as well as for…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…consumers and expanding rural economic opportunities is available online in the USDA Results Medium Chapter New Markets, New Opportunities: Strengthening Local Food Systems and Organic Agriculture. Since 2009, NIFA has…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…four Crescent City Farmers Markets. Heritage Ranch is testing a new SNAP fresh food incentive project called Buy One Fresh/Get One Local, where each dollar a SNAP user spends on…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…capital; building new markets and market opportunities; and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,700 biobased products through USDA’s BioPreferred program;…
Syngenta Seeking Appeal in Viptera Lawsuit
…say the discovery of Viptera corn in the export system led China to reject U.S. corn, causing a price collapse of the commodity. The court decision created nine classes within…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…markets and others. Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy “Providing food safety training for small farm owners and food processors is critically important to the health of consumers,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy….
U.S – Mexico Establish Committee to Support Organic Trade Partnership
…years, USDA has established equivalency arrangements with Canada, the European Union, Japan, Korea and Switzerland, providing U.S. organic farmers and businesses with streamlined access to international organic markets valued at…
Strong Push on TPP in Lame-Duck
…almost 40 percent of global GDP—is where the future growth markets will be for U.S. soybean farmers, processors and exporters, as well as domestic meat and poultry producers, which are…
Beef, Pork Imports in China Growing
…get some of that business now that China has lifted its long-standing ban on U.S. beef. But before such trade takes place, the countries must negotiate export protocol. Pro Farmer’s…
NFU Pres. Says Stage Set for Improved Agricultural Trade with Cuba
…Cuba will remove costly barriers for agricultural exporters. “The combined action since the President announced his Cuba policy directive nearly two years ago has paved the way towards improved trade…
USDA Cheese Purchases May Fall Short
…purchase announced earlier this year fell short. USDA had pledged $20 million in purchases in August to offset lower global dairy markets. However, USDA only spent $7 million on those…
CME Considering Cash Settlement for Cattle Markets
CME Group officials last week indicated the group is considering switching to a cash settlement process for its live cattle futures. Traders continue to complain to CME regarding the extreme…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
…they pertain to cattle producers, are extremely troubling to our industry at a time when we are already grappling with volatile futures markets and a fragile cash market,” said Brunner….
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…markets, in top six States, 2012 Top six States Fresh (percent) Processing (percent) Illinois 23 77 Michigan 88 12 New York 96 4 Ohio 97 3 Pennsylvania 97 3 California…