Tag: USDA
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As we wrap up a challenging summer, many farmers out there are gearing up for the fall corn and soybean harvest. Patchy summer...
The bad market news wasn’t bad enough
The World Ag Supply and Demand report has been released, and just about everything is negative for prices.
MPP safety net kicks in for dairymen
USDA announces MPP safety net kicks in for dairymen; deadline currently set at Sept. 30, although lawmakers pushing for extension until Dec. 31.
Cost-share program helps make organic certification affordable for farmers, processors
This funding covers as much as 75 percent of an individual applicant’s certification costs, up to a maximum of $750 annually per certification scope.
USDA announces ag research funds through NIFA
Funding opportunities include priority areas for U.S. agriculture, with input by commodity boards.
Trying to silence checkoff foes
Big Ag’s control of commodity checkoffs reached new heights April 19 when the House Appropriations Committee approved the USDA's $21.3 billion 2017 budget.
USDA adds 800,000 acres to CRP
USDA raised the bar in the latest round of CRP enrollment, weighing environmental factors plus cost, including wildlife enhancement, water quality, soil erosion, enduring benefits, and air quality.
California leads US in milk production in 2015
U.S. dairymen hit hard last year: Returns in 2015 averaged $17.21 per hundredweight, 28.5 percent below 2014.
FSA expands storage loan program; new farmers will benefit
The USDA Farm Service Agency's new storage loans now include a smaller microloan option with lower down payments.
CRISPR mushroom created at Penn State a GMO game-changer
An anti-browning mushroom developed at Penn State using a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9 will not be subject to USDA approval.
