…MPHotline.fsis@usda.gov. Ask Karen! (AskKaren.gov | PregunteleaKaren.gov ) FSIS’ automated response system can provide food safety information 24/7 and a live chat during Hotline hours. Mobile phone users can access m.askkaren.gov….
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…visit www.fsa.usda.gov/farmloans or contact a local USDA office. To find the nearest USDA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov/. Since 2009, USDA has worked to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that…
U.S. Senators Urge Investigation into Canada’s Dairy-Pricing Policies
…investigation into Canadian dairy pricing policies that have impacted current trade and stand to negatively affect U.S. dairy farmers and manufacturers, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States….
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…developed by Monsanto and made that test available to officials in Korea and Japan. Effective communications between government officials, including USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the grain trade companies and customers…
Agri View: Drone Rules
Everett Griner talks about rules set for drone use by the FAA in today’s Agri View. Drone Rules Farmers who have been waiting for the rules to be established to…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…health. Comments due by September 30, 2016 Draft Agricultural Water Use Efficiency & State Efficiency and Enhancement Program Public Workshop Schedule (Sept 27-29, 2016) Comments can be submitted to: AgWUE@water.ca.gov…
USDEC, NMPF Laud Senators for Urging Investigation
…policies that have impacted current trade and stand to negatively affect U.S. dairy farmers and manufacturers, jeopardizing the country’s trade commitment to the United States. In a letter to U.S….
Computer “Nudges” Help School Lunch Choices
…low-fat milk than the control group. The study did not examine actual food consumption. The nudges come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate program. According to its website,www.choosemyplate.gov/, MyPlate…
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
…and be able to raise prices and slow innovation at the expense of American farmers who rely on these systems.” High-speed precision planting is an innovative technology that enables farmers…
Theft of 500 Cows in New Zealand
…A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group says the cattle were likely butchered somewhere for illegal meat sales. The cattle were worth an estimated equivalent of $725,000,…
Little-Known Corn Disease Found in Nine States
…disease entered the U.S. two years ago as researchers say the lack of information led to a delay in confirming the disease. Currently, researchers have no recommendations for farmers regarding…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…the ability of farmers to “plan ahead and make sharp business decisions in a challenging market.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA Economic Research Service…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…teaming up with Sacramento Valley agricultural water users and farmers. This is the latest chapter of cooperation involving a coalition of farmers, water providers, conservationists and regulators who are driven…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…a small percentage are considered pest species. APHIS assists Federal land management agencies and State, county, and local governments during rangeland pest outbreaks. This notice identifies potential issues and alternatives…