The National Turkey Federation is expressing concern over USDA’s final interim rule and two proposed regulations possibly upending contract relationships in place between turkey growers and processors. The USDA wants…
USDA Awards $3.4 Million for Research to Increase Wheat Yields
…communities. Since 2009, USDA has invested $19 billion in research both intramural and extramural. During that time, research conducted by USDA scientists has resulted in 883 patent applications filed, 405…
Wheat Growers Welcome Actions on China Trade
…are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit our website at www.uswheat.org. NAWG…
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…an end to the work USDA will continue to do to keep the progress going. Since 2009, USDA Rural Development (@USDARD ) has helped more than 1.2 million rural residents…
USDA Rushing to Finish Organic Livestock Welfare Rule
…under review at the White House Office of Management and Budget, but a USDA spokesperson told the Hagstrom Report this week that USDA will do everything possible to push the…
Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure
…USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at University Park, Pennsylvania. Hauling manure off the farm to new locations where it can be spread isn’t always practical or economical. However, transporting concentrated…
Updating the National Poultry Improvement Program
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its National Poultry Improvement Plan program standards to include the processes and procedures for the poultry primary breeding industry…
AFBF Duvall on USDA’s GIPSA Rule Proposals
…America’s chicken farmers have long called for greater transparency and a level playing field in our industry, and we appreciate USDA’s efforts to hold companies accountable and give farmers a…
4-H and NASA Partner on Space Age STEM Curriculum
…inventions disclosures covering a wide range of topics and discoveries. To learn more about how USDA supports cutting edge science and innovation, visit the USDA Medium chapter Food and Ag…
Conaway Disappointed With USDA Midnight Rule-Making
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of three controversial Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rules—one interim final rule and two proposed rules that will be…
White House Issues ‘Midnight’ GIPSA Rule
…uncertainty, will destroy opportunities for many in the U.S. pork industry, with no positive effect on competition, the regulation’s supposed goal.” USDA in 2010 proposed a number of PSA provisions…
USDA Revises Guidance on Date Labeling
…Reducing food loss and waste is core to USDA’s mission. Since 2009, USDA has launched new and ongoing initiatives to reduce food waste. In 2013, USDA the Environmental Protection Agency…
Trump Ag Advisors Scoff at Heitkamp Talk
…and Republicans at times, Trump’s agriculture allies consider Heitkamp a snub against Trump’s network of rural supporters. Politico over the weekend reported Heitkamp topped the list to head USDA, but…
Detector Dogs Funded to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is allocating $57,762,405 from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill…