…of April 1, 2019, the value of U.S. pork exports to Mexico were down 28 percent from the same period last year. National Milk Producers Federation From National Milk Producers…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…County Profiles break down the vast amount of data collected through the census and provides a more individualized look at American agriculture. Overall, California producers are responsible for 12 percent…
USDA Opens Signup for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…and partners to implement on-the-ground conservation activities and then evaluate their impact. Incentive payments are provided to producers to offset the risk of implementing innovative approaches. The Soil Health Demo…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…dairy products and non-alcoholic beverages also continue to benefit U.S. producers. As the United States has out-competed Colombia’s other major trade partners, Colombian importers and distributors attribute the United States’…
USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Marketing Assistance Loan Deadlines
…producers of the May 31, 2019, deadline to apply for crop year 2018 marketing assistance loans for feed grains, upland cotton, soybeans and minor oilseeds. “These commodity loans provide short-term…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…in Agricultural Trade Promotion funding. Almonds will be included in the Marketing Facilitation Program. According to the USDA release, “Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers and fresh grape…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…for a later-specified time frame. o Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers, and fresh grape producers will receive a payment based on 2019 acres of production. o These payments…
USDA Releases Baseline Data on Antimicrobial Use by Beef and Swine Operations
…a baseline for how livestock producers used antimicrobials prior to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule change in January 2017, which makes two important changes to how antimicrobial…
Producers Encouraged to Participate in Goat Industry Study
Producers are being encouraged to participate in the second national study looking at the goat industry. The 2019 Goat Study is being conducted by the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring…
Safe Trade Allowed to Continue in the Event African Swine Fever
…States, pork producers marketed over 120 million hogs in 2017, which provided total cash receipts of more than $20 billion, and provided about 25 billion pounds of meat to consumers…
Conservation Reserve Program Sign Ups Begin in June
…will be offered a one-year extension. A letter detailing the available options will be sent to producers who are eligible for an extension. Producers that have expiring contracts also have…
NRCS Accepting Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…adoption of innovative conservation approaches that, for any number of reasons, have yet to be widely adopted by agricultural producers.” NRCS is accepting proposals from eligible entities which includes private…
“Beef Cattle Industry Has Great Story to Tell” On Climate
…while providing the nation with a safe and affordable beef supply. Cattle producers are America’s original conservationists, and we work hard every day to ensure that we can pass our…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
…David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C., and president of the National Pork Producers Council. “Mexico’s 20% retaliatory tariff on U.S. pork has cost our producers $12 per animal,…