…the 2014 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…possible by the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings…
Poll Shows Broad Support for Endangered Species Act Reform
Most Americans think the Endangered Species Act is outdated and needs to be revised, a survey by Morning Consult shows. The poll conducted in early August adds impetus to congressional…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…immigration reform that would include an agricultural guestworker program that would be “much more flexible and responsive to market demands” than the existing H-2A program. “Reform should also permit current…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…through the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for…
USDA Commits $2.5 Million to Expand New Farmer Education
…funding builds on historic investments made in rural America over the past six years and supports programs enacted by the 2014 Farm Bill, which achieved meaningful reform and billions of…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Special Collections Research Center, in partnership with the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture, Farm to Fork will feature the immigration history of the Valley’s largest ethnic populations…
Army Corps Criticizes EPA for Flawed Rulemaking, Warns WOTUS has Little Legal Standing and is Not Based on Science
Internal memos released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal the Army Corps of Engineers, the primary regulator over Environmental Protection Agency’s “waters of the United States” rule,…
TPP Must Deliver Say Beef Producers
…possible. After five years of negotiations, the TPP must not be allowed to drift or lose momentum at this crucial stage. There is so much to gain from trade reform…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…SCO are made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of…
Available Funding and Changes to USDA’s Biorefinery and Biobased Product Program
…rural America over the past five years while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
…Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment,…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
…America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of…
New Ways to Help Meet Nutrition Needs of Low-Income, Homebound Seniors and People with Disabilities
…the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has implemented many provisions of this critical legislation, providing disaster…