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 …]
Between the 2018 Farm Bill, USDA’s interim final rule for “Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation” programs and the Environmental Protection Agency’s revised Clean Water Rule we’ve been talking a lot about wetlands. So, what [Read More …]
Seeks nominations for new members to serve on its agricultural trade advisory committees U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in [Read More …]
An advisory committee to develop USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for 2020 – 2025 will be named in coming weeks by Secretary Perdue. Dairy advocates urge that members be appointed who have proper scientific credentials so that dairy and [Read More …]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $200 million to 57 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) to help U.S. farmers and ranchers identify and [Read More …]
A new year always brings hope, but dairy’s economic conditions remain difficult. In response, NMPF has continued seeking ways to get the best policy solution to help dairy farmers – the dairy provisions of the [Read More …]
This is Part I, excerpted from his remarks as prepared for Dairy Forum 2019 Jan.21, 2019 – Orlando, Fla. Part II will follow in our Feb. 18 edition of DairyBusiness Digital Over the past several [Read More …]
Mediation services now include leases, transitions, conflicts, organic certification Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill significantly expands the thirty-year-old program that helps farmers resolve disputes outside of a courtroom. The Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 [Read More …]
Public comment for wetland conservation compliance rule open through Feb. 5 Farmers are reminded that updated guidelines for wetland determinations are posted and available for public input. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to [Read More …]
Responds to President Trump’s announcement of reopening the federal government U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump’s announcement of reopening the federal government: “President [Read More …]
15-member board sets policy, approves programs The American Dairy Association Mideast Board of Directors consists of 15 elected dairy farmers representing cooperative and independent producers. The Board also appoints one non-voting advisory director representing dairy [Read More …]
USDA’s 2018 Farm Sector Income Forecast projected farm sector debt at a record-high $409.5 billion, up 4.2 percent, or $16.4 billion, from 2017 levels. Real estate debt in 2018 was projected at a record $250.9 billion, up [Read More …]
Five agencies within USDA publish regular reports: Agricultural Marketing Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Economic Research Service and the World Agricultural Outlook Board. AMS is the only agency of the five that [Read More …]
Producers who reside in those Georgia counties are eligible to apply for relief funds Georgia Farm Bureau is now accepting applications from farmers who sustained agricultural damage from Hurricane Michael in all counties declared primary [Read More …]
In an interesting turn of events, some federal agencies are being brought back to work. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that many Farm Service Agency offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days [Read More …]
Many farmers already have received first of two payments to offset some losses Farmers already reeling from low prices and uncertainty amid the nation’s trade dispute with China are welcoming a decision to extend a [Read More …]
This year’s gathering takes place Jan. 11-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will address farm and ranch families from across the nation Monday at the American [Read More …]
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a plan to ensure that low-income Americans have access to the nutrition they need, despite the inability of Congress [Read More …]
Secretary Perdue statement on extension of Market Facilitation Program deadline U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by [Read More …]
USDA Rural Development’s accomplishments for the 2018 fiscal year Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today highlighted accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during 2018 that assisted rural communities in [Read More …]
Certain vital USDA programs will remain operational in the short term The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized [Read More …]
One of the year’s highlights was the successful negotiation of the USMCA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forged ahead to expand export opportunities and diversify markets for U.S. farm and food products in 2018, [Read More …]
Many services will carry on, while others will discontinue on January 1, 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs since [Read More …]
Beginning December 22, 2018, due to the lapse in federal government funding, many federal offices have been required to close or severely cut staffing and services. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program [Read More …]
MSGA encourages farmers to finish MFP application before shutdown About 25 percent of the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, shut down at midnight last Friday after Congress and the Trump administration failed [Read More …]
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year. USDA has continued enacting President Trump’s goals of regulatory reform, streamlining government, and [Read More …]
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