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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “U.S. Department of Agriculture”

phosphorus

Greater Flexibility on Using Phosphorus from Manure

Dan December 14, 2016General

By Jan Suszkiw, Agriculture Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists and their collaborators have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cow manure that may offer dairy farmers …

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dairyphosphorusU.S. Department of Agriculture
solar energy

Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems

Dan October 25, 2016Energy, Industry News Release

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $300 million to help hundreds of small businesses across the country save money on …

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energyRural Energy for America Program (REAP)U.S. Department of Agriculture
federal reserve

Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators

Dan October 20, 2016Industry News Release

Options Help More Beginning, Small and Urban Producers Gain Access to Credit The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of a streamlined version of USDA guaranteed loans, which …

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agriculture loanU.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Cheese Purchases May Fall Short

Dan October 17, 2016General

Politico reports there is no guarantee the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend all $20 million pledged last week to buy cheddar cheese surplus supplies. That’s because the first cheese …

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cheddar cheeseU.S. Department of Agriculture

Nut-based Feed Satisfies Trout’s Protein Requirements

Dan October 12, 2016General

by Sandra Avant, USDA/ARS Public Affairs Specialist Thanks to researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a new feed ingredient made from tree nuts is available to fish farmers. In …

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Agricultural Research Servicetrout feedU.S. Department of Agriculture
wheat

Wheat Import Forecast Trimmed for Egypt

Dan October 12, 2016Grain, Industry News Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has trimmed its import forecast for Egypt. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports the reduction is due to credit issues. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …

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import forecastU.S. Department of Agriculturewheat
usda

Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products to Strengthen

Dan October 10, 2016Industry News Release

The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded nearly $1 million in grants through the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) to strengthen and explore new market …

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Agricultural Marketing ServiceFederal-State Marketing Improvement ProgramU.S. Department of Agriculture

Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record

Dan October 4, 2016General, Industry News Release

Net Income for Top 100 Co-ops Rose by 14 Percent Net income for the nation’s agricultural cooperatives soared by 14 percent last year, according to data released today by the …

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agriculture co-opfood co-opU.S. Department of Agriculture

Safety-Net Payments to Farmers

Dan October 4, 2016General, Industry News Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will …

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Agriculture Risk CoveragePrice Loss CoverageU.S. Department of Agriculture
stakeholder

NIFA Awards Community Food Projects

Dan September 30, 2016General, Industry News Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced details on investments of $8,640,000 in 33 projects to foster self-sustaining solutions that help make healthy …

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National Institute of Food and AgricultureU.S. Department of Agriculture
vilsack

USDA Waiting on More Funding

Dan September 27, 2016General, Industry News Release

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs more funding to continue distributing aid to farmers hit by low commodity prices. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …

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Agriculture Secretary Tom VilsackU.S. Department of Agriculture
Prescription painkillers, oxycodone, spilled from a bottle

Vilsack Announces New Initiatives to Address Rural Opioid Epidemic

Dan September 20, 2016General, Industry News Release

Initiatives by the U.S. Department of Agriculture seek to combat the rural opioid epidemic. Announced Monday, two programs by USDA were formed to strengthen outreach and education resources at the …

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsackrural opioid epidemicU.S. Department of Agriculture
proposed rule

APHIS Seeks Comments on Treatment Evaluation Document

Dan September 15, 2016Industry News Release, Tree, nut & vine crops

APHIS Seeks Comments on a Treatment Evaluation Document to Add a Treatment Schedule for Grapefruit from Australia Imported into the United States The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and …

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServicegrapefruitU.S. Department of Agriculture

WTO Looking Into Dairy and Cheese Policies

Dan September 13, 2016Dairy & Livestock, Industry News Release

World Trade Organization (WTO) officials will be busy this week, asking several members about their pricing policies during the two-day meeting of the WTO Committee on Agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …

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U.S. Department of AgricultureWorld Trade Organization
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