by Richard Volpe, Annemarie Kuhns, and Ted Jaenicke USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Americans are buying more and more of their “food at home,” or groceries, from…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
by Katherine Ralston, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jeffrey Hyman, Matthew Benson, and Michael Smith USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? USDA’s Farm to School Program was established in 2012 to…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
USDA on Tainted Brazilian Meat
None Has Entered U.S., 100 Percent Re-Inspection Instituted The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced additional steps to keep the food supply safe for…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…during the same month a year earlier. Net placements were down 2 percent from the January 2017 total of 23.0 million. Read the full USDA Pacific Region Poultry Report. (.pdf)…
Argentina Lemon Rule Postponed Again
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be issuing a second 60-day stay in the effective date of its final rule, published on…
USDA Targets $6 Million for Wildfire Relief
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated $6 million to help aid farmers and ranchers recovering from recent wildfires in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The $6 million in available funding, delivered…
Funding to Support Specialty Crop Pest Management
…mitigate climate variability, and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
USDA Announces Funding to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research
…mitigate climate variability and ensure food safety. To learn more about NIFA’s impact on agricultural science, visit www.nifa.usda.gov/impacts, sign up for email updates or follow us on Twitter @USDA_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts….
Subcommittee Examines Livestock Producer Perspectives on Next Farm Bill
…and production of our livestock and which USDA programs and initiatives are helpful in mitigating these harmful impacts so that we can make the necessary modifications to the next farm…
Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young on National Agriculture Day
…ways, agriculture is a key part of the American economy. “So today, the employees of USDA thank our farmers and ranchers for all they do to feed our nation and…
Subcommittee Examines Federal Nutrition Programs
The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Nutrition convened a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) three commodity distribution programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental…
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
…to explain how the Trump Administration is responding to bird flu outbreaks around the country, according to the Hagstrom Report. Young is the highest ranking official at USDA right now….
Agri View: “Waste” Labeling
…it is the same with other products for other people. That is why the waste isn’t likely to slow down. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. From: USDA…