…available to them.” FSA’s suite of safety-net programs to help producers recover from eligible losses includes: Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program; and Tree…
Walnut Raisin Prune Report, State Summary 2016 Crop Year
…handlers or producers. The total 2016 raisin crop purchased from producers, for whom pricing had been finalized, reached 209,042 tons at an average price of $1,081 per ton. This price…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…State University looked at ways to stop the northward spread of screwworm from South America. During the past century, the presence of screwworm cost the U.S. livestock industry an average…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…Dakota, $100,000 Midwest Hop Producers LLC, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, $69,315 NG Health Ventures LLC, Lincoln, Nebraska, $100,000 Ecovative Design LLC, Troy, New York, $99,999 FloraPulse Company, Ithaca, New York, $99,927 Vedge…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…was 25 years ago because of the decline in the number of cows being sold. Beef producers are now able to provide more high-quality meat with a fewer number of…
Initial Progress Made on U.S.-Japan Trade Issues
…Politico. Meanwhile, U.S. beef producers were eager to see the talks begin to address Japan’s safeguard tariff that ratcheted up duties of imported frozen beef from 38.5 percent to 50…
NAFTA Commodity Groups Unite to Urge Negotiation Success
…Sorghum Producers, National Corn Growers, and others, met with counterparts from Canada and Mexico last week. As round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude, the groups…
NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers”
…and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule: “This is a victory for America’s cattle and beef producers – and it’s a victory for America’s consumers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue deserves…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
The Trump administration announced it will withdraw regulations related to the buying and selling of livestock, a move strongly commended by the National Pork Producers Council, which opposed the Obama-era…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…large group of organizations, including the American Farm Bureau, National Pork Producers Council, the Coalition of Services Industries, and many others hit Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The goal was to…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…processing losses.” Other farmers and ranchers are also hoping for some wildfire relief soon, as they wrestle with the logistics of protecting their animal herds. “The livestock industry has an…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed strong support for the tax reform agenda championed by President Donald J. Trump, hailing it as a great benefit to American agricultural producers….
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…processors who have already adopted organic standards. The Organic Transitions Program supports research, education, and extension efforts to help to exist and transitioning organic livestock and crop producers improve their…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
…progress. Backup generators are being utilized to ensure livestock has access to water if the power goes down and many ranchers are leaving specific gates open so animals will not…