U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law, passed by Congress in July of 2016, directed USDA to establish…
California Table Grape Industry Gets $10 Million in USDA Relief
…added to the USDA Food Purchasing Program for the first time. As part of the overall trade mitigation program, USDA has previously announced that it would be setting aside $12…
CFDF Issues Virulent Newcastle Disease Alert
…areas and your birds have been tested either positive or negative for the disease, your flock will need to be euthanized. USDA/ CDFA staff will contact bird owners with further…
Farmland Access Remains A Challenge for Young and Beginning Farmers
Information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that access to affordable farmland remains a significant obstacle for young and beginning farmers. While there are several programs that are…
USDA Traveler Website Helps Santa and His Elves
APHIS Website Can Help All Gift Givers This Holiday Season The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that representatives from the North…
Round Two of Trade Mitigation Payments Coming From USDA
…certain commodities for the second half of their 2018 production. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has been administering the first round of MFP payments to producers for the first 50…
Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry in California
Virulent Newcastle disease has been confirmed in a commercial chicken operation in Riverside County. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made the…
USDA Highlights Benefits of Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…your local USDA service center to learn more. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR…
Farm Bureau: USDA Broadband Program Will Boost Rural Economy
The following statement regarding the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect broadband program can be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “The Agriculture Department’s latest effort to boost broadband services…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Former Secretaries of Agriculture at USDA
…several issues including trade, wildfires, agriculture research, infrastructure, cell-based meat, and rural prosperity. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…
USDA Launches New Program to Create High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity in Rural America
…rural communities facing this challenge so we can be strong partners to create high-speed, reliable broadband e-Connectivity.” USDA will make available approximately $200 million for grants (applications due to USDA…
Storms Bring Significant Snow and Higher Likelihood of El Nino System
…move into early December, we are about one-fifth of the way through the Western wet season,” said USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey. “Interestingly, very quietly over the last several weeks, we…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Release of Farm Bill Conference Report
…in producing a bill that can be passed before the year’s end. If Congress passes this legislation I will encourage the President to sign it.” Source: USDA Sponsored Content Let’s…
CDFA Updates Website to Assist Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfires
…agencies offer multiple different programs designed to supplement some of the losses caused by fire damage. “A lot of the immediately available relief funds are coming through USDA Farm Service…