…Associates said congress has rejected this line of thinking in the past. They recognize that farmers take on extraordinary risks to produce food for a market that’s been very distorted…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…to working lands conservation. The selected projects address diverse natural resource issues such as pollinators; sage-grouse conservation; forest, carbon and corporate chain sustainability; and organic farming. Below are highlights of…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Bill as a tool to support prices and avoid sugar forfeitures when there is excess sugar in the marketplace. USDA’s Aug. 12, 2016, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…for Bees More from Project Apis m. on the Seeds for Bees program: Project Apis m. is working to build a sustainable, healthy honey bee supply for pollination services in…
National Chicken Month
…Foods, Claxton Poultry Farms, Fieldale Farms, Gold Kist, Gold n’ Plump Poultry, Hormel Always Tender, Mountaire Farms, Pennfield Farms, Perdue Farms, Sanderson Farms and Tyson Foods. Recipes using the sponsor…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…the fact remains that we have a serious mismatch between the supply of workers available to farming and agriculture, and the labor demand on dairy farms, orchards, nurseries, meat packing…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…a population that’s over 7.2 million people packed into just over 400 square miles, Hong Kong imports more than 95 percent of its food supply. From the National Association of…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
Efforts to enhance the food supply for the protected delta smelt are showing initial success, according to wildlife and water resources experts. They gathered at the Yolo Bypass to the…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…later in the supply chain than is typically done currently. The National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers USDA’s portion of the SBIR program with additional funding provided by…
The Western View: Ag Startup Resources
…the online ag investment platform, has helped compile a report about 77 different resources dedicated to food and agriculture startup companies. startup agfunder The aim of these resources is to…
California State Organic Program
…40 percent of the nation’s organic production. Consequently, organic agriculture plays a key role in California’s economy. The California Organic Foods Act of 1990 created the State Organic Program (SOP)…
Monsanto Confirms New Proposal from Bayer
…firm with a deep selection of pesticides and help farmers be better positioned to grow food for an increasing worldwide population. Bayer has faced some concern from some shareholders who…
Soybean Use Exceeded USDA Expectations
…Illinois Ag Economist Darrell Good said available data is showing soybean consumption exceeding the 3.889 billion bushel forecast in the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report. Good reports…