…to locate USDA investments in your community. More information on how USDA investments are connecting producers with consumers and expanding rural economic opportunities is available in Chapter IV of USDA…
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…of agricultural producers through the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). “USDA is committed to supporting the next generation of farmers and ranchers, and we know that they have…
National Farm to School Month
…farmers and producers. To best support that commitment, the USDA Farm to School Grant Program assists eligible entities in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods…
Banking Group Supports Bill Offering Tax Relief for Rural Lending
…threatened by low commodities prices,” ICBA President and CEO Camden R. Fine said. “By offering community banks greater flexibility to serve producers and the rural housing market, this legislation will…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
Everett Griner talks about the complications of foreign trade for producers in today’s Agri View. Foreign Trade I just don’t understand international trade, at least the way it’s structured anyway….
Western View: Got Gas?
…new rules. The Milk Producers Council has blasted the new regulations. They believe these changes puts the future of the California dairy industry in danger. One thing is clear: science…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…for livestock producers who use 21st century technology for livestock sales. The Senate on Thursday sent the Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act to the White House….
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…percent above from August 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,700 head, up 11 percent from last year. California Milk Production California milk producers had a total of 1.77 million milk cows…
Updated Indemnity Calculator for Laying Hens
…egg layer producers following the 2014-2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). APHIS has worked to address these concerns and make the calculator more transparent. The new calculator determines…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…hog producers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow between September and November 2016, and 2.93 million sows farrow between December 2016 and February 2017. Iowa hog producers accounted for…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the Grain Stocks report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Producers reported that there were 627 million bushels of corn stored on farms,…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food and agricultural needs such as infrastructure, long-term planning, and marketing that benefits agricultural producers and low-income consumers. The 2016 awards include: Fairbanks Native Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, $104,754 Fresno Metropolitan…
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…for NCBA, Danielle Beck, says “the Administration is causing unnecessary economic harm to family businesses,” that is because producers are often forced into selling land or cattle to pay the…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…quarter, the bank says profit margins for crop producers deteriorated in August and September. Profit margins also remained poor in the cattle and dairy sectors. Agricultural credit conditions have weakened…