…businesses. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results. To read more about USDA’s investments in rural America and its successful turnaround, visit USDA’s entry on Medium.com, Rural America Is Back in Business….
APHIS Proposes Orchids Can Be Safely Imported
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a proposed rule that would allow orchid plants from Taiwan of the genus Dendrobium spp….
Wasp and Scale Insects Help Control Giant Reed
An arundo gall wasp deposits eggs into the main stem of a giant reed. (Image by USDA/ARS) The release of tiny insects to combat the invasive weed giant reed is…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…million rural residents. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results. To read more about USDA’s investments in renewable energy, visit USDA’s entry on Medium.com, Powering America with a More Sustainable Energy Future….
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet
…8th. Registration is required. To attend, please contact NASS by email: HQOA@nass.usda.gov (ACAS RSVP in subject line); Phone: 202-720-2707; or Fax: 855-493-0445. The committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture and…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…on Twitter @usda_NIFA, #NIFAimpacts. USDA is an equal opportunity lender, provider and employer. About the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities APLU is a research, policy and advocacy organization dedicated…
‘Stealth Visits’ Concern the Livestock Industry
…principle of biosecurity and violates common USDA-recommended practices such as not allowing visitors near livestock or poultry unless absolutely necessary, making sure they have clean footwear and clothes and requiring…
Federal Court to Decide Fate of R-CALF Suit
…the origins of U.S. cattle irrelevant on a global scale.” Bullard says Montana ranchers, and others, deserve the option to opt-out of the worldwide effort. USDA says there is an…
Vilsack Names Members and Alternates to the Hass Avocado Board
…Avocado Board is available online at www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion/hass-avocado, or from AMS’ Specialty Crops Program, Promotion and Economics Division at (202) 720-9915. For more information about research and promotion programs, visit www.ams.usda.gov/FVPromotion….
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook
Net Exports of Total Red Meat and Poultry To Increase in 2016 and 2017 USDA forecasts for net exports (exports minus imports) of red meat and poultry in 2016 and…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
Report from,David Schimmelpfennig, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? How and whether farm managers decide to adopt new technologies is complex, but most account for the full costs…
Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook
…United States. The stocks-to-consumption ratio remains unchanged from the previous month at 27.7 percent. Read the full Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook report from Michael McConnell, coordinator, USDA Economic Research Service….
Promoting the Taste of America in India
…Foodhall store in Mumbai, India. Through its market development programs, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has established partnerships with nearly 20 U.S. industry groups to help expand market opportunities in…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
European Grapevine Moth (Image courtesy of UCANR) The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and…