…forward, USDA wants to continue to build on the current momentum around animal disease traceability, and will begin implementing these ADT goals starting in fiscal year 2019. USDA will work…
Lower Pork Prices Helping Demand
…to South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, and Colombia. USDA will release its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report this Thursday, providing more pork production insight. Source: National Association of Farm…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…much-needed certainty to farmers, and their bankers, during very uncertain times. USDA recently forecast 2018 net farm income to decline by 13 percent from 2017, to $65.7 billion, half of…
Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Address HLB
Several different agencies met in Fort Pierce, Florida last month to better coordinate efforts to address HLB. Representatives from the Citrus Research Board (CRB), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
Foreign Market Development Faces Funding Gap
…problem. Shearer says an extension of the 2014 farm bill won’t help. In past years, USDA has issued new allocations of funds in November. However, the agency can’t provide more…
USDA Adds Shelled Almonds and Fresh Sweet Cherry to Market Facilitation Program
…addition, the timeline for hog producers has been extended. Perdue announced in July that USDA would act to aid farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation. President Trump…
USDA Secretary Working to Empower Local School Leaders and Improve the School Meal Programs
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue hosted a roundtable with local school officials to learn more about how USDA can best assist and enable their efforts to serve nutritious meals to our…
Celebrating National Mushroom Month
…year throughout the month of September. During this time, the USDA takes advantage of the opportunity to educate people on the versatility mushrooms offer, including health benefits. The Mushroom Capital…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…grants administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). More information is available at:www.ams.usda.gov. The lists of FY 2018 grant recipients are available here: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Farmers…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
…USDA export promotion programs to be used in Cuba. Coalition chair Paul Johnson says the event “will help inform and connect the people who can work to make those things…
There were at least 35,000 acres of asparagus...Now you're looking at about 2,000 acres.
Jeff Klein, California Asparagus Commissioner
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…now to the fifth largest in 2019. With plummeting Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans tagged with a 25 percent tariff, USDA in August projected the average soybean price would range…
USDA Partners to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Americans
…infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community services such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov. Source: USDA/Rural Development…
Senators Grill Administration Officials at Trade Hearing
Ag state senators peppered Trump Administration officials at USDA and the Office of the Trade Representative with questions regarding trade policy. The Thursday hearing focused on the Trump Administration’s policies…