The deadline to return Farm Service Agency county committee election ballots is approaching. The Department of Agriculture says eligible producers must return the ballots to their local FSA office, or…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
…response deadline is February 5, 2018. Responding to the Census of Agriculture is required by law under Title 7 USC 2204(g) Public Law 105-113. The same law requires NASS to…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
…to manage their quarter-acre to produce and sell their crops. Information regarding the program for beginning farmers is available through the FGF website. The deadline to apply is December 1….
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…needs of beginning farmers and ranchers who are military veterans. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1, 2018, at 5 p.m. Eastern time. See the request for applications for details….
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks End
…tried to cool down tensions between negotiators by extending the deadline to finish the discussions, tensions are said to still be simmering. The U.S. also asked the top negotiators to…
USDA Helps Military Veterans Learn Skills for Farming and Ranching Careers
…applicants must be nonprofit entities. The letter of intent deadline is Jan. 11, 2018. The application deadline is Feb. 8, 2018. See the request for applications for details. NIFA offers…
NAFTA Talks Again Underway
…to wrap up the talks by the end of March. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the negotiations do not have a hard deadline, but says if a resolution is not…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…and quarantine. Eligible applicants include colleges and universities, including Hispanic-serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs), and research foundations maintained by them. The deadline for applications is Jan. 30, 2018. See…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
With a Nov. 15 deadline looming, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion…
NAFTA Negotiators Extend Length of Next Round
…March to wrap up a deal. They’ve also extended the time allowed between each round of discussions in order to have adequate time to consider new proposals. Negotiations grew contentious…
Cruz Outlines Hold on Northey Nomination, Wants RFS Meeting
…before the end of this month, as the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency to release its final RFS volume requirements. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trucking Industry Bracing for ELD Mandate
…percent of carriers and owner-operators are planning to comply with the mandate before the deadline, and another nine percent already have. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Releases Guidance on Air Emissions
…made the information available to aid farmers in preparing for the reporting deadline, which is November 15. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says his agency is working on addressing the undue…
Seven Northern California Counties Affected by Wildfires to receive D-SNAP
…zip codes in 6 counties, and extended time for SNAP participants in other locations to submit claims for food lost in the disaster. Details on California’s D-SNAP program, including application…