Restaurant options in rural America keep growing. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Happy waitress serving customers in restaurant The food-away-from-home retail landscape continues to evolve. USDA’s Economic…
New NIFA Director to Begin in May
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of Manjit K. Misra as the new Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The NIFA Director leads…
Signups for Grassland CRP Open Through May 26
…the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). More than 3.1 million acres were accepted last year, the largest acreage amount ever for the program. USDA notes that the increased signup in…
The Number of Dairy Herds Fell in 2022
There were fewer dairy herds in 2022. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A USDA report says roughly six percent of U.S. dairy farms quit milking cows in…
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Open to Public
…Agriculture (USDA) will host the second full meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on May 10, 2023. The meeting will be livestreamed for public viewing. Members of the…
USDA Makes $20 Million Available to Improve Rural Broadband Services
The new Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides support to bolster rural broadband services. A total of $20 million is being invested in…
Taylor Leads USDA Trade Mission to the Netherlands
…USDA trade mission to the Netherlands with representatives from 41 agribusiness and farm organizations and 10 state departments of agriculture. Courtesy USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-13-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers upskilling the current ag workforce, West Coast port labor challenges, USDA investing in…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov. To subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit the GovDelivery subscriber page. USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many…
Beginning Farm Operations Tend to be in the South and West
…than in other areas of the United States, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Data published Monday by ERS shows that in some counties in California and Texas, the…
California Represented in Netherlands Trade Mission
The first-ever agricultural trade mission to the Netherlands will be taking place April 17-20. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor…
NRCS Invests to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic Production
…to Organic Production NRCS Announces $75 Million to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic as Part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative (USDA-NRCS/WASHINGTON/April 10, 2023) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Farmers and Ranchers Receive $12 Million for Conservation on Grazing Lands
A total of 49 projects have been awarded grant funding to help support conservation on grazing lands. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $12 million as part of…
Reforms to Federal Milk Pricing Sought by Industry Groups
…U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last month. The core of the petition filed by IDFA is increasing make allowances for the first time since 2008. At the same time, the…