…actual physical location. The bill, the Senators say, would Improve data used to make the payments and calculate safety net payments, so they reflect what’s owed to producers in the…
2016 Crop Experienced Lowest Raisin Prices in Over a Decade
…receiving $1,081 per ton for their raisin grapes. The 2016 crop year reflected the lowest raisin prices since 2003 when producers were receiving $768 per ton after a sharp decline…
Almond Matters: First Rains Mean Weed Control Begins
…Pat Clay said as most producers know, weed management starts now. “As a reminder, because everyone knows quite well, weeds are going to sap resources. They compete for water, nutrients,…
NRCS Streamlining EQIP Applications for Fire Recovery
…USDA to support recovery efforts for individuals and communities. NRCS will immediately begin accepting applications for its EQIP Catastrophic Fire Recovery fund pool to assist producers in covering the cost…
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…
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…
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
…for existing organic farmers and ranchers.” The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) funds research, education and extension projects to help improve yields, quality, and profitability for producers and…