…Lombard, an epidemiologist from Colorado State University working with the USDA, has been conducting investigations to help uncover the virus’s pathways. While he has made strides in Michigan, he is…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Set for January 2025
…Zhuang, UCCE Viticulture Advisor, and experts from USDA and UC Davis. Registration opens at 7:00 AM, with sessions running through the morning. Continuing education credits are available for participants. Online…
USDA Invests in Global Food Security
Food Security is the measure of an individual’s ability to access food that is nutritious and sufficient in quantity. DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking big…
USDA Offers $58 Million for Organic Dairy Producers
DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) 2024, providing $58 million in marketing assistance to certified organic dairy producers. This…
Colombia Lifts Ban on American Beef Imports
DepositPhotos image Colombia lifted a ban on American beef imports from the states where bird flu was detected in dairy cows. According to USDA’s export library, beef exporters in 14…
2025 Food Price Forecast
DepositPhotos image USDA is forecasting lower food price inflation for 2025. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those…
Cotton Condition Ratings
DepositPhotos image USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, gives us details on cotton condition ratings. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef…
Working Lands Key in Conservation Efforts
DepositPhotos image A senior USDA official recognizes both the importance of working farm and forest lands in resource conservation, and the need to keep operations economically viable. Rod Bain reports. Sponsored…
Support Network for Financially Stressed Producers
DepositPhotos image The USDA launched the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of Cooperative…
Report Has Few Clues to Future of Cattle Cycle
DepositPhotos image There are few available clues in USDA’s Cattle on Feed report as to the direction the beef industry is headed. Gary Crawford reports. cofd0924Download Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
School Nutrition Topic of Senate Ag Hearing
…crops, showcasing an abundance of opportunities to integrate more domestically grown foods in our meals,” he said. He called for greater USDA regulatory flexibility to address the challenges faced by…
Final Awards through Landmark Meat and Poultry Processing Investment
Refrigerated display case with fresh meat in supermarket. By iardcom/DepositPhotos USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing…
American Agriculture History Minute: When USDA Extension Service Began
…from the past. By mitsyko.mail.ru/DepositPhotos image Even though the Department of Agriculture was established in 1862, it wasn’t until passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 that the USDA Extension…
Grant to Support Climate-Smart Cotton Research
Farmer controls drone with a tablet. Smart farming and precision agriculture. By Scharfsinn/DepositPhotos image A recent grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will help to support climate-smart…