…producers are asking Congress to appropriate funding for 600 new U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture inspectors to further strengthen our defenses against African swine fever. “Our farmers are highly…
Seed Industry Storms the Hill
…legislative fly-in, April 2-3. Topping the list of 2019 legislative priorities are innovation, trade and agriculture research funding. “Virtually everything in life starts with a seed, and so many things…
California Climate Investments Make Progress on Emissions Goal
…2018, nearly doubling the $720 million of funding spent in 2017. Some of the cumulative outcomes of the program thus far include the preservation or restoration of more than 500,000…
Almond Update: Ag Equipment Survey Response Needed, Deadline Approaching
Responses to the 2018 Ag Equipment Survey will directly determine how much funding is allocated to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) equipment turnover incentive programs. The Almond Board of…
Poultry Show Cancellations Continue Amidst Virulent Newcastle Outbreak
…clothes or shoes. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently announced that an additional $45 million will be made available to APHIS to help address VND. The funding will allow APHIS…
Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020
…organizations both national, state and regional groups within agriculture.” The letter was sent to the House and Senate budget committees to hopefully ensure the full funding allotment remains available for…
Funding Water Storage Projects with High Speed Rail Money
Two different bills were recently introduced for the purpose of funding water storage projects using existing money currently assigned to the high-speed rail project. Previous attempts to redirect high-speed rail…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…protecting farm program funding becomes all the more compelling, according to the groups. As USDA begins implementation of the 2018 farm bill, “we respectively request that you reject cuts to…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…of Arkansas-Fayetteville and Sara Place, with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is partially funding the study. The team began its beef life-cycle analysis in 2013 and published the first of…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced awards for the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) granting the California Walnut Commission (CWC) a…
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
…dollars are helping to grow beef demand.” Funding for the survey is requested annually through the Producer Communications Authorization Request budget with oversight by the Investor Relations Working Group within…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…mitigation, and to safeguard the U.S. nursery production system. Overall, USDA is providing $66 million in funding this year to support 407 projects in 49 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and…
Sec. Perdue Comments on the Development of a Vaccine Bank
…Bill authorizes $150 million over a five-year period to be used in the development of a vaccine bank. While Secretary Perdue acknowledged that additional funding may be required to adequately…
Over $100 Million Cut from Available Ag Equipment Replacement Funds
Work is underway to ensure that the current levels of incentive funding for agricultural equipment replacement remain available to farmers. Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal looks to reduce the funding…