…The association launched an online petition last week seeking the measures from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration. The petition effort was launched…
Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
…biggest ag exporter will see a surplus of $18 billion in the fiscal year that starts October 1st. The USDA says that number is almost eight percent lower than in…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…can now sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), while USDA will also begin to purchase identified commodities under a food purchase and distribution program. Additionally, USDA has begun…
USDA Provides Help for Rural People Recovering From Opioid Misuse
Anne Hazlett, the USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, announced that the agency has formalized an agreement to aid rural Americans in fighting the opioid epidemic. A nonprofit…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…the U.S. seed industry globally. Research: ASTA supports Section 7608 of the House Farm Bill which directs USDA to carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s August 10, 2018, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that fiscal year 2018 U.S. ending sugar stocks…
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
…despite volume growth. USDA says the lower values are expected due to weaker demand and the pressures from retaliatory tariffs. However, poultry exports are expected to be slightly higher next…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Matthew Rouse, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, is the winner of the 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application,…
Webpage Highlighting Resources to Bridge the Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure Gap
…supports 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…
Producers Welcome Help But Want End To Trade Disputes
…bank. Prohibit states from regulating agricultural production practices outside their borders. Reform the visa system to address an agricultural labor shortage. Give USDA oversight of lab-produced cultured protein and gene…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…samples have been taken by USDA inspectors and analyzed by scientists in a USDA laboratory, and the labeling is truthful and not misleading. In recent years, consumers have expressed a…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the trade relief details in relation to the assistance program it was putting together to help farmers impacted by the trade issues….
Agriculture Welcomes USDA Help, Urges End to Trade Disputes
Agriculture groups welcomed the aid offered by a Department of Agriculture relief package announced Monday, but urged the administration to end trade disputes. Pork exports are one of the hardest-hit…
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
…Skunes NCGA President Kevin Skunes says that corn farmers appreciate the help from USDA, but adds that the plan “provides virtually no relief to corn farmers.” According to an NCGA-commissioned…