USDA will issue $9.4 million in grants for training, outreach, technical assistance U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $9.4 million in grants (PDF, 750 KB) to provide [Read More …]
Total exceeds $4.8 billion Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to invest in rural America with more than $4.8 billion in payments being made, starting this month, [Read More …]
USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices stand ready and eager to help The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses potentially impacted by Hurricane Michael of [Read More …]
Website now improved for customer experience, survey response & data use USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has fully integrated the Census of Agriculture website into its primary website to provide a consistent look and [Read More …]
USAID, USDA funding will support major new agricultural development efforts in Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East Land O’Lakes International Development today announced it has been awarded funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) [Read More …]
App offers specific storage timelines for various products, from dairy to produce The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with a larger selection [Read More …]
USDA NASS announces response rate, data release details, and upcoming special studies United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) concluded data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture with a 71.5 [Read More …]
The monthly Cold Storage Report, released by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, shows the end-of-month volume of commodities in freezer storage throughout the U.S. As an important market-moving report, it covers most commodities that require [Read More …]
Crop yield predictions are a key driver of regional economy and financial markets, impacting nearly the entire agricultural supply chain. That’s why economists, agricultural researchers, government agencies, and private companies are working to improve the [Read More …]
Grants announced for research that will help solve critical water problems The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced seven grants for research that will provide solutions to critical [Read More …]
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue hosts roundtable with school officials on meal programs USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue yesterday hosted a roundtable with local school officials to learn more about how USDA can best assist and enable [Read More …]
Providing Conservation Practices to Protect Natural Resources The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced September 19, 2018, that funding is available to producers in select Wisconsin counties who experienced forest and agricultural land damage [Read More …]
The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released its first production data summaries for 2017 in California, with a total for the year of $50.13 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion from 2016, or six [Read More …]
In 2014, Veganuary launched in the UK. A month of post-Christmas veganism that individuals could sign up to online. That first year, 3,300 participants logged on share their meat-free, dairy-free experiences. By 2016, there were [Read More …]
The USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) has released Nutrient Management Practices on U.S. Dairy Operations, 2014, the fourth report from its Dairy 2014 study. Dairy 2014 is NAHMS fifth study of the U.S. [Read More …]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is seeking applications for grants to support renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. Eligible agricultural producers and rural small businesses may apply for funding through the [Read More …]
After a sharp decline, this week’s post reviews recently released data revealing farm capital expenditures turned higher in 2017. When times are tough in agriculture, efforts to lower costs and improve cash flow often necessitate [Read More …]
Detailed account available of how USDA calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculated estimated damage from [Read More …]
USDA and FDA to hold meeting on the use of animal cell culture technology Danielle Beck, Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, released the following statement in response to the announcement [Read More …]
USDA and FDA announce joint public meeting on use of animal cell culture technology U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, DVM and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. today announced a joint [Read More …]
Any attempt to mend an injury – however necessary – doesn’t often achieve a complete restoration of what’s been damaged. Repairs never quite return things to a “good as new” status. On a personal level, all of [Read More …]
The U.S. and Canada continue to butt heads over a deal to include Canada in the rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement and Canada’s dairy policy continues to be the main sticking point, [Read More …]
Net Farm Income Projection Less Dire, But Debt Forecast Is Worse Farm Income Projected to be Higher Than Anticipated Prior to USDA’s August 2018 Farm Income Forecast, net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, [Read More …]
USDA extends deadline for expressions of interest for new ERS & NIFA headquarters Editors note: @Dairybusiness explores this developing story later in the week in the This Week in Dairy video series. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness [Read More …]
USDA to hold listening sessions to solicit feedback on plan Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that USDA is hosting listening sessions to solicit feedback on a plan to increase access [Read More …]
Stopgap measure will allow President Trump time to strike long-term trade deals U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified [Read More …]
Opinions split over potential impact of aid package Agricultural producer sentiment increased modestly in August after dipping sharply in July according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. The barometer, which is based on [Read More …]
NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, made two presentations at the 30th World Buiatrics Congress in Sapporo, Japan on Friday. Both presentations were related to the efficacy of NovaVive’s proprietary Mycobacterium Cell Wall Fraction [Read More …]
With harvest projections unclear, now is the time to buy remaining old crop at a discount Old crop cottonseed prices remain low as harvest projections and weather conditions are unclear. The USDA-NASS August Crop Production [Read More …]
Resources help rural communities bridge the broadband e-connectivity infrastructure gap U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]
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