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USDA Announced Availability of Funding for Tribal Land-Grant Colleges

Posted July 3, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability...

Groups Urge Congress to Take Action on COOL Dispute

Posted June 30, 2014 A broad coalition of industries is urging Congress to take action on the U.S. Country of...

NSAC Issues Climate Change Recommendations Under Farm Bill

Posted June 26, 2014 A year after the President’s Climate Action Plan, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) announced the...

House Agriculture Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Waters of U.S. ‘Interpretive Rule’

Posted June 20, 2014 Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environmental Robert Bonnie maintained conservation practices under the interpretative rules...

Goehring Forming Panel to Review Ag-Related Federal Regulations

–> Posted June 17, 2014 Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the formation of a regulatory review committee to help farmers and...

USDA Approves Funding To Fight PEDv

Posted June 9, 2014   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic...

New Regulation By FCIC Provides Forage Seed Insurance

Posted May 30, 2014   The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) finalized the addition of a new regulation that provides forage...

House Panel Supports School Lunch Waivers

Posted May 30, 2014   At the House Appropriations Committee, Republicans moved forward with the plan to offer school districts a...

USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat

Posted May 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...

USDA Seeks Partnerships in New Conservation Program

Posted May 28, 2014   On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) traveled to...

RMA Denies Planting Deadline Requests in ND

Posted May 28, 2014   Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to...

SD Supreme Court Allows “Pink Slime” Lawsuit to Proceed

Posted May 27, 2014   The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to...

Committee Confirms Vetter as Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator

Posted May 23, 2014   The Senate Finance Committee has unanimously confirmed Darci Vetter as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office...

USDA Announces Crop Insurance Pilot Program for Diversified Farms

Posted May 22, 2014   Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced a new risk management pilot program for fruit and...

Groups Ask Vilsack to Consider Regional Interests in Farm Bill Implementation

Posted May 12, 2014   Several farm groups recently asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to consider all regional interests in...

Senator Cochran Continues Push to Implement Catfish Inspection Program

Posted May 9, 2014   Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently stated that he intends...

Comment Period Closes for Brazil Beef Import Proposed Rule, Industry Gives Mixed Reviews

Posted April 29, 2014   The comment period recently closed for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed rule...

USDA Export Programs Operating After Farm Bill Lapse

Posted April 28, 2014   USDA’s export programs are now operational after funding lapsed without a farm bill last year, according...

USDA Launches Farm Bill Implementation Website

Posted April 24, 2014   U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced significant progress in implementing the Agriculture Act of 2014,...

UDSA and HHS Disagree over Poultry Rules

Posted April 14, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) disagree...