Secretary Perdue: “We are implementing the 2018 Farm Bill as quickly as possible” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the implementation status of the 2018 Farm Bill. President Trump signed this Farm Bill [Read More …]
Census data provides insight into demographics, economics, land, activities on U.S. farms The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, spanning some 6.4 million new points of [Read More …]
Announcement from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service The USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) has announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture with new information about U.S farms and ranches and those who operate [Read More …]
The 2018 Farm Bill extended the marketing assistance loan program USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2019 marketing assistance loan rates by: County for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans and each “other [Read More …]
Nearly 77,000 rural customers will benefit from improved or new service Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley announced that USDA is investing $485 million to upgrade rural electric systems (PDF, [Read More …]
The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2019 is May 10, 2019. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest up to $700 [Read More …]
2017 Census of Agriculture results will be released on Thursday, April 11th The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture results on [Read More …]
Provides online access to nutrient profile information about a wide variety of foods USDA’s Agricultural Research Service released an integrated food and nutrient data system today that provides online access to nutrient profile information about [Read More …]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) and Waupaca County Land & Water Conservation Department, in partnership with Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, and Winnebago counties and [Read More …]
USDA launches new Farmers.gov features to help with H2A process, managing loans Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched two new features on farmers.gov to help customers manage their farm [Read More …]
Representatives noted that the 2018 bill can provide needed assistance to dairy farmers In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Subcommittee on General [Read More …]
Will help improve rural water infrastructure for 171,000 rural Americans in 23 states Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $116 million (PDF, 158 KB) to help [Read More …]
USDA staff in the regional, state, and county offices are providing assistance To help residents, farmers, and ranchers affected by the devastation caused by recent flooding, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the [Read More …]
Funds help rural small towns, cities and communities make infrastructure improvements Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91 million to build [Read More …]
Producers have the option to elect either ARC or PLC through the USDA FSA The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency announced this week that producers who purchased or plan to purchase the 2019 Supplemental [Read More …]
Thanks to the collaboration between USDA-AGIL2 and CDCB, dairy farmers will be able to receive accurate genomic evaluations for crossbred animals in April. These evaluations are based on a weighted combination of solutions estimated from [Read More …]
Will solicit input from stakeholders with an interest in FAS programs, March 22nd The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will host a listening session Friday, March 22, to solicit input from stakeholders [Read More …]
USDA is following a rigorous site selection process to identify the new locations U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the initial down-select list of 136 Expressions of Interest received from parties in 35 states vying to become the [Read More …]
With the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the first month of data applicable to farmer payments under the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, the National Milk Producers Federation commended USDA for helping farmers understand the [Read More …]
Over many years, as the international community has sought to learn more about carbon emissions, their sources and impact, agriculture has been part of the conversation — not only in regard to its emissions but [Read More …]
Program releases factsheet comparing the new dairy risk management programs The Farm Bill changes to the USDA dairy risk management programs have been implemented, and now it is time for producers to make decisions. How [Read More …]
USDA is investing in seven projects through funds from the Electric Loan Program Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $122 million to expand and upgrade rural electric systems [Read More …]
The guidelines are posted (see link below) that the USDA and Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will follow in developing dietary guidelines for Americans for the next five years. These guidelines are [Read More …]
In December 2018, the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics granted approval for DUAL-FORCETM FIRST DEFENSE® which offers antibody driven immediate immunity against both bacterial and viral scours in newborn beef and dairy calves. DUAL-FORCE offers [Read More …]
Fellowship participants learn about opportunities at USDA and other federal agencies The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced fellowship applications to connect USDA resources with faculty and staff at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). The [Read More …]
2018 Retail Price Data Shows Consumers Paid Slightly Less for Some Animal Proteins, More for Others December retail price information issued by the Economic Research Service and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that, compared with 2017 [Read More …]
Secretary Perdue: “Reliable broadband is critical for nearly every aspect of life” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the American Broadband Initiative Milestones Report (PDF, 937 KB) which was published today: “Last [Read More …]
USDA is hosting a listening session for initial input on the 2018 Farm Bill U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey announced that USDA is hosting a listening session for [Read More …]
Projections will include farm income, global commodity trade, among other topics On Feb. 14, 2019 at 12 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release the complete set of tables prepared for the [Read More …]
USDA launches high-speed broadband e-connectivity resource guide Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new toolkit to help support the deployment [Read More …]
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