Articles Tagged with ''Department of Agriculture''

Producers in the Prairie Pothole region will soon be able to sign up for a pilot project included in the 2018 farm bill meant to encourage the planting of cover crops.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls for cutting agriculture's environmental footprint in half by 2050, and also endorses carbon pricing to encourage farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is defending the work of USDA statisticians in their work to estimate the size of 2019 crops.

USDA and EPA say six businesses and organizations are pledging to cut their food waste and loss by 50% by 2030.

Check out the first episode of Agri-Pulse Deep Dive on Dairy, a 30-minute podcast offering a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues facing the dairy industry.

State officials and industry groups are raising concerns about USDA's new regulations for hemp, with some officials suggesting that the department delay some "unworkable" portions of an interim final rule that was released last fall. 

The Department of Agriculture is proposing new criteria to determine if a livestock or poultry producer is receiving unfair treatment from a packer or integrator. 

Growers paid over $10 billion to insure almost 380 million acres in 2019. By year-end, crop insurance companies paid out almost $7.6 billion to cover losses and the numbers are expected to grow as all claims are finalized.

President Trump announces his intent to nominate Brandon Lipps as Undersecretary Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Kip Tom was sworn in to serve as the agriculture representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome, and Roger Johnson, announced he will not seek reelection as president of NFU.

The Trump administration’s trade assistance payments have become so critical to farm profits that some growers could take a hit to their income if the program is discontinued in 2020 because of a trade deal with China.