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USDA, FCC, and NTIA Announce Interagency Agreement to Coordinate Broadband Funding Deployment

June 29, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Broadband Integrity Coordination Act Prompted Agency Leaders to Improve Information Sharing to Best Deploy Federal Broadband Funds Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the National Telecommunications and [Read More …]

Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Representative Xochitl Torres Small to Serve as Under Secretary for Rural Development

June 24, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

“Representative Xochitl Torres Small’s nomination to serve as Under Secretary for Rural Development reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advancing rural prosperity. Her nomination is responsive to rural stakeholders and Congress; both have emphasized the importance [Read More …]

USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports

June 21, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office before the applicable deadline. July 15 is a major deadline [Read More …]

USDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative

June 18, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Since January, USDA has allocated $11B to producers and food and ag business Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for [Read More …]

USDA to Take On Livestock Market Concentration Through Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking

June 16, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the “Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” (“the Agenda”) which sets forth the upcoming actions of administrative agencies, including the United States [Read More …]

USDA Launches Resource Guide to Help America’s Rural Workforce Build Back Better

June 15, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today unveiled a resource guide (PDF, 2.5 MB) to help rural community leaders start and expand employment opportunities and access [Read More …]

USDA to Invest More Than $4 Billion to Strengthen Food System

June 11, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Investments Will Support Biden Administration’s Effort to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains Citing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to invest [Read More …]

USDA to Invest $1 Billion to Purchase Healthy Food for Food Insecure Americans and Build Food Bank Capacity

June 9, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of up to $1 billion, including $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding, in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to support and expand [Read More …]

Dairy Markets Drop Again This Past Week

June 7, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending June 4, 2021 Exports will be an important outlet for a market that is heavy with product. There is plenty of milk, and cheese plants are running [Read More …]

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

June 2, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The President proposes historic investments to spur new job creation and opportunities in rural America; help restore America’s advantage in agriculture; leverage all of USDA’s expertise to address climate change; and support a stronger nutrition [Read More …]

USDA forecasts record farm exports in FY 2021

June 2, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The annual export record of $152.3 billion was set in FY 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly agricultural trade forecast projects fiscal year 2021 U.S. farm exports at $164 billion – the highest [Read More …]

Group pens letter supporting school milk flexibilities

June 1, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Letter urges USDA to make low-fat, flavored milk school flexibilities permanent A bipartisan group of more than 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on USTR Request for USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel on Canada Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Administration

May 27, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

“Today, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative made a request to initiate a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQs). This is an [Read More …]

Tom Vilsack: Why debt relief for Black and minority farmers is major civil rights victory

May 26, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

For Black and minority farmers, the American Rescue Plan could represent one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in decades. The American Rescue Plan became law two months ago, and already [Read More …]

NIFA invests over $2.3M for small business innovation research

May 25, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Grants help small businesses improve plant & animal production & protection, and conserve natural resources The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced an investment of over $2.3 million [Read More …]

USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry

May 24, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (PDF, 561 KB). The report represents an important step toward in President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the [Read More …]

NIFA Invests $14.5M in Economics, Markets, Trade, Environmental and Natural Resources

May 21, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $14.5 million in two key programs awarded through its Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. NIFA awarded $8.6 million for 18 [Read More …]

USDA expands access to capital for very small rural businesses

May 20, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA outlines changes to the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Friday announced that it has implemented a series of actions to make it easier for very small rural businesses to [Read More …]

USDA Extends the Comment Period on Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products

May 19, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing an additional 30 days for public comments on the notice for Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products published [Read More …]

Data-driven approach to measuring sustainability in large landscapes

May 19, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Methodology can be used to evaluate management in rangelands at broad scales Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) use large, standardized (big) data to evaluate land management and sustainability in [Read More …]

USDA-NIFA, CDC and Cooperative Extension Team Up for Vaccine Education in Rural America

May 18, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently provided $9.95 million in funding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support an innovative approach to community education [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Confirmation of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

May 17, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on the confirmation of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “I am grateful for today’s confirmation of Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy [Read More …]

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Mexico’s Decision to Extend Deadline for U.S. Organic Exports

May 14, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

“I am pleased to report that on May 7, 2021, Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) extended the deadline for U.S. organic exports to be certified to its Organic Products Law (LPO). This [Read More …]

USDA invests more than $90 million in grants for local and regional food producers affected by pandemic

May 12, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $92.2 million in competitive grant funding under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The LAMP grants announced today are funded through [Read More …]

USDA seeks nominees for National Dairy Promotion & Research Board

May 11, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Nominees sought for 12 dairy producer seats on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for 12 dairy producer seats on the [Read More …]

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Southern Region livestock & milk production/income

May 6, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

Milk production increased 2.2 percent in 2020 Total 2020 production of meat animals (cattle and calves and hogs and pigs) for the United States totaled 86.0 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2019. Production increased [Read More …]

USDA: 100 days update

May 5, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The USDA has worked over the last 100 days on a variety of efforts Since January 20, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration has been on a mission to Build Back Better. From the American Rescue Plan [Read More …]

White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness

May 5, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

USDA issued a statement saying it was reviewing the lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Justice A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday alleging they can’t participate in a COVID-19 loan forgiveness [Read More …]

USDA improves livestock crop insurance policies with new options

May 3, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Updates aim to improve options for producers and to create additional opportunities for producers to participate The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating livestock insurance policies to improve options for producers and to create additional [Read More …]

The American Families Plan Honors America’s Family Farms

May 3, 2021 Sarah S News Team 0

The American Families Plan encourages family farms to stay in the family and does not tax farm and asset transfer to family members upon death The American Families Plan includes critical tax reform to ensure [Read More …]

USDA, FCC, and NTIA Announce Interagency Agreement to Coordinate Broadband Funding Deployment

Tom Vilsack on the Intent to Nominate Representative Xochitl Torres Small to Serve as Under Secretary for Rural Development

USDA Reminds Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports

USDA Announces Additional Aid to Ag Producers and Businesses in Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative

USDA to Take On Livestock Market Concentration Through Packers and Stockyards Act Rulemaking

USDA Launches Resource Guide to Help America’s Rural Workforce Build Back Better

USDA to Invest More Than $4 Billion to Strengthen Food System

USDA to Invest $1 Billion to Purchase Healthy Food for Food Insecure Americans and Build Food Bank Capacity

Dairy Markets Drop Again This Past Week

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget

USDA forecasts record farm exports in FY 2021

Group pens letter supporting school milk flexibilities

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on USTR Request for USMCA Dispute Settlement Panel on Canada Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Administration

Tom Vilsack: Why debt relief for Black and minority farmers is major civil rights victory

NIFA invests over $2.3M for small business innovation research

USDA Releases 90-Day Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry

NIFA Invests $14.5M in Economics, Markets, Trade, Environmental and Natural Resources

USDA expands access to capital for very small rural businesses

USDA Extends the Comment Period on Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products

Data-driven approach to measuring sustainability in large landscapes

USDA-NIFA, CDC and Cooperative Extension Team Up for Vaccine Education in Rural America

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Confirmation of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Mexico’s Decision to Extend Deadline for U.S. Organic Exports

USDA invests more than $90 million in grants for local and regional food producers affected by pandemic

USDA seeks nominees for National Dairy Promotion & Research Board

Southern Region livestock & milk production/income

USDA: 100 days update

White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness

USDA improves livestock crop insurance policies with new options

The American Families Plan Honors America’s Family Farms

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Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress