…and preparation information by expanding the hours of its Meat and Poultry Hotline and Ask Karen chat services. As detailed in the Agency’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, FSIS is focusing on…
APHIS Announces Public Meetings on Animal Disease Traceability
…the regional meetings and hold a national ADT forum early in the fall. Written statements about the ADT system may also be filed with the USDA through May 31, 2017,…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…request for applications. The deadline for applications is May 19, 2017. See the request for applications for details. In 2016, the first year NIFA implemented VSGP, the agency awarded $2.3…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…2017 legislative priorities include: TRADE: ASTA supports a strong trade agenda. Eliminating tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, promoting stronger intellectual property rights and harmonizing regulations are ASTA’s top priorities…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…the holes in this new federal safety net, restoring it to its original form, so that it will have value to farmers. The dwindling participation between 2015 and 2017 in…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…occur in the fourth quarter of 2017. FMC expects this transaction to be immediately accretive to adjusted earnings per share, and will give updated guidance for 2017 at its earnings…
USDA Says Corn Plantings are Losing Ground to Soybeans
…says farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres of corn and 89.5 million acres of soybeans in 2017. The estimate for soybeans again represents record acreage. Farmers are also…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
…producers intend to have 3.01 million sows farrow between March and May 2017, and 3.05 million sows farrow between June and August 2017. Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest…
$1.9 Million for Alfalfa and Forage Research
…productivity, profitability, and conservation of natural resources through conventional and organic forage and seed production systems. In FY 2017, AFRP will support the development of improved alfalfa forage and seed…
New Funding Opportunities for Higher Education
…The deadline for applications is May 30, 2017. See the request for applications for details. Previously funded projects include a Texas Tech University project to develop and disseminate new curriculum…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…Phillips (25.2 inches). The three previous 2017 surveys at Phillips near the beginning of March, February and January found an SWE of 43.5 inches for March, 28 inches for February…
Study Find Some Confusion Regarding New Fuel Choices
…The 2017 survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Poll on behalf of Outdoor Power Equipment Institute from February 27 – March 1, 2017 among 2,186 U.S….
Trump Document Proposes Cuts to 2017 USDA, FDA Spending
An internal budget document by the Donald Trump administration outlines a plan to cut funding to the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration this fiscal year. The document,…
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
…President Xi Jinping in April. Leaders from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute also signed the letter. American beef producers have been denied access to…