…In the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to…
Specialty Crop Legislation Introduced in U.S. House
…of House Members for recognizing the needs of specialty crop growers as we work to improve efficiencies and develop domestic markets for U.S.-grown produce and other specialty crops,” SCFBA Co-Chairs…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Organic Dairy Program
…keeping organic dairy operations sustainable until markets return to more normal conditions. It complements other assistance available to dairy producers, including Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Supplemental DMC, with more…
Biotechnology Organization Lists Farm Bill Priorities
…the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and practices, resulting in benefits to the environment and rural economies.” Among their recommendations, they say they’d like increased funding for the Biobased Markets or…
NCBA President Hits Back at Animal Rights Activists and Policymakers Attacking the Beef Checkoff
…Action, and other groups like the Organization for Competitive Markets to their Animal Rights Extremism list. Members of Congress should listen to the folks who are raising cattle and keeping…
USDA Investing in Urban Agriculture
…to locally grown food wherever they live, and farmers should have profitable markets regardless of zip code,” says Torres Small. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here….
Organic Dairy Producers Still Have Time to Apply for New Assistance Program
…hardships in the organic dairy industry. This assistance will help keep organic dairy operations sustainable until markets return to more normal conditions. Through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), $104 million…
CDFA Seeks Comments on Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Priorities
…strive to achieve various objectives, such as expanding processing and distribution capacity to improve markets for producers, modernizing manufacturing and technology systems, and enhancing worker safety through new technologies and…
Partnership to Increase Competition in Food and Ag Sectors
…food and agricultural markets. The initiative aims to alleviate anticompetitive market structures that drive up prices and limit options for consumers and producers. Under the new Agricultural Competition Partnership, state…
IDF World Dairy Summit Heads to US
…policy for the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council, (USDEC) says the time is right to bring the summit to the U.S. “We had a…
Applications Open for AFTs Brighter Future Fund
…The Brighter Future Fund was launched in 2020 to help farmers launch, grow, and sustain farms despite forces impacting the food and agricultural system, including COVID-19, changing markets, and severe…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 06-30-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers keeping a close on eye almond markets with a smaller crop projected, water…
USDA Announces Investment for Underserved Producers
…for underserved producers funding. The projects will help improve access to land, capital, and markets for underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners. The funding comes from the Increasing Land, Capital,…
India Agrees to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods
…and apples will be eliminated. “We are greatly pleased to have this issue resolved so that US almonds can once again compete fairly in one of the largest international markets,”…