…helping farmers and ranchers take their conservation activities to the next level. Producers receive payments through CSP for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities integrated within their agricultural operations….
Rep. Scott: Work on 2023 Farm Bill On Track
…the people who work the fields and manage the livestock, and the people of rural America, what’s working, what’s not working, and what needs to be refined with this next…
Cost of Production Concerns Detailed in Farm Bureau Reports
…and transportation, as well as livestock and poultry. Since 2013 the cost of marketing, storage, and transportation has increased 59 percent. Livestock and poultry expenses have grown by 46 percent…
VofV: Using Social Media to Educate the Masses about Agriculture
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Another ‘Pop-Up’ Site Aims to Further Ease U.S. Port Congestion
…Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The Biden-Harris Administration is calling out ocean carriers that are taking advantage of the situation to leverage undue profits and are treating U.S. agricultural companies and producers…
Proposed and Coming Changes to Organic National List
…amendments include the removal of vitamin B1 from crop production and procaine from livestock production. There are also 14 nonorganic ingredients that are being removed from organic handling. The final…
VofV: Navigating Climate Change – A Guide on How to Use Technology to Foster Climate-Resilient Agriculture
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Carrier Consolidation A Factor in Exorbitant Shipping Costs
…projecting shipping costs to improve sometime in the latter half of 2022. However, given the carrier consolidation, producers should not be expecting rates to come back down to 2019 levels….
Agronomic Minute: Disease Protection in Pistachios
…temperatures begin to hit the high 70s, that is a good time to start treating for botryosphaeria. While organic producers may have limited options available for disease protection, conventional growers…
Smart Phone App Provides Farmers Instant Access to Market Data
…courtesy of USDA/AMS The USDA has launched USDA Market News, a free mobile app designed to give producers quick and easy access to recently published market information right at their…
CDFA Seeking Dairy Methane Reduction Projects
…dairy and livestock operations in California. According to CDFA’s California Agriculture, The Future is Forward 2021 report, the DDRDP, “has funded 117 projects totaling approximately $195 million with another $400…
Use of Conservation Practices Increases Over Past Decade
…practices and partnerships, USDA aims to enhance economic growth and create new streams of income for farmers, ranchers, producers and private foresters. Successfully meeting these challenges will require USDA and…
U.S. Dairy Groups Unhappy with Canadian Trade Proposal
…limiting dairy market access in violation of provisions established in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) have rejected…
USDA Makes Important Updates to Farm Loan Programs
…a press release. “We recognize loan making and servicing activities are critical for producers, especially in tough times. This improvement to our farm loan programs recognizes the needs of producers…