…chance to connect with importers from El Salvador and Honduras, who are scheduled to travel to Guatemala. The USDA Foreign Ag Service will set up around 450 one-on-one business meetings…
Agri View: Changes Coming for Grading Pork
Everett Griner talks about how beef is graded by USDA, and the changes being made for grading pork, in today’s Agri View. When you buy beef anywhere in America, the…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
While some planters are already working in Texas, the Corn Belt seems a long way away from planting because of snow and ice. However, the USDA is already thinking about…
CalAgJobs Fundraising Efforts to Benefit California FFA
…connect agricultural employers in California with qualified potential employees. CalAgJobs was recently awarded a USDA grant to promote specialty crops, allowing the company to host free internship listings. “The idea…
USDA Seeks Ideas to Help SNAP Participants Become Independent
…(SNAP). The public is invited to provide input through a notice in the Federal Register. Comments can be submitted on the web through the Federal Register tomorrow. USDA intends to…
USDA Opens New Office in Vietnam to Help Facilitate Increasing Agricultural Trade
…customer,” said USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney. “The expansion of USDA’s presence in Vietnam is a clear indication of this country’s importance as a…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…staff, paying more for feed, and allocating limited water resources. Steve Ostoja, the director of the USDA’s California Climate Hub, said the program helps California farmers, ranchers, forest landowners and…
USDA Seeking Dismissal of OTA Lawsuit
The Department of Agriculture wants a federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the department’s delay of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. USDA claims it’s challenger,…
Agri View: Food Consumption Study
Everett Griner talks about the 2018 Food Consumption Study conducted by USDA in today’s Agri View. Does it make any difference how much, or which food you eat? Well, to…
Multi-Day Event in Chico will Focus on Soils, Students and Community
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), CSU Chico and the Professional Soil Scientists Association of California (PSSAC) are hosting a special soil event March 1 through March 3 for anyone…
MN Students Want GMO Approval Process Streamlined
…the regulatory process.” The letter asks Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that funnels GMO fuel and fiber crops through either the USDA or the EPA, but not both. From…
2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research
…BARC is the USDA’s largest scientific installation with more than 6,000 acres and 18 research areas, including animal biosciences, food quality, hydrology, and genomics. The National Arboretum is a USDA…
Study Of U.S. Grains Council ROI
…combined effect of USGC member support and funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program, together totally approximately $20 million…
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Wants Beef Defined
The United States Cattlemen’s Association wants the Department of Agriculture to clarify the definition of beef. USCA late last week submitted a petition to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…