Category Archives: Agriculture News
“Raised With Respect” Cattle Care Campaign Underway
Respect for animals, land, and for each other is the foundation of a new campaign launched by Sysco, a food service distribution company, and Certified Angus Beef or CAB for short. The campaign called...
Dec 21, 2023
Whole Milk on School Menus Gets Through House
The National Milk Producers Federation applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. The act expands the variety of healthy milk options schools can choose to...
Dec 15, 2023
USDA Issuing Pandemic Assistance Payments
USDA is providing more than $223 million in Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program payments. These payments will help producers who suffered a decrease in allowable gross revenue due to COVID-19 for the ...
Dec 14, 2023
Changing Climate Means More Pests for Tree Nut Crops
Department of Agriculture research shows climate change may increase the insect population that poses a threat to the specialty crops industry. Led by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture an...
Dec 12, 2023
Lawmakers Call For Farm Bill Reforms
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Representative Chip Roy of Texas are calling on Senate and House leadership to address several important topics in writing a new farm bill.They're asking leaders to ...
Dec 11, 2023
USDA Changes Loss Requirements for Livestock Programs
The Department of Agriculture has waived certain notice of loss requirements in 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish and the Livestock Indemnity Program. In...
Nov 30, 2023
Most States Saw Growth in Net Farm Income During 2022
The U.S. saw growth of almost 31% in net farm income from 2021 through 2022. NFI is a broad measure of farm sector profitability. Researchers with USDA's Economic Research Service used data from the F...
Nov 27, 2023
Rep. Valadao Introduces Crop Reporting Act
WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) introduced the Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialt...
Nov 14, 2023
Genetically Modified Seed Prices Rising Faster Than Non-GM
Prices paid for crop seed increased significantly faster than the prices farmers received for crop commodities between 1990 and 2020. During that period, the average prices farmers paid for all seed r...
Nov 13, 2023
Court Ruling on Glyphosate Product Labeling
It appears that a new court ruling means warning labels will not be required on glyphosate products.The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court affirmed a district court permanent injunction that prohibits C...
Nov 09, 2023
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