Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

The future of wildfire management rests, in part, on the workforce that can mitigate the fires, and a leader at the U.S. Forest Service says the agency is working to create a competitive wage and benefits package to attract and retain top talent.

Archer Daniels Midland company CEO Juan Ricardo Luciano said in the company’s third-quarter earnings call Tuesday that low water levels on the Mississippi River will likely reduce soy exports from North America.

USDA-FNS authorized $3 million to Auburn University’s Hunger Solutions Institute to work with six retailers in Alabama, California, Georgia and South Dakota to implement at 116 locations its Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects to encourage increased consumption of healthy dairy products.

USDA is awarding $64 million to 185 grants through its Local Agriculture Market Program’s Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Programs and Regional Food System Partnerships to expand the availability of locally grown agricultural products and expand regional food systems.

Republicans appear to be getting some momentum in the final weeks of the congressional campaigns.

The Biden administration's top ag official says $800 million in debt relief announced earlier this week will not only help distressed farmers facing foreclosure but provide “opportunities for more farmers to receive help.”

It looks like USDA is going to keep USDA’s county committee structure that insures farmers have a say in the administration of farm programs.

A USDA announcement detailed a new way for Farm Service Agency employees to take a more proactive approach to service accruing debt as producers face challenges in meeting payment requirements.

USDA is opening signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage program even as producers are seeing their first payments from DMC for this year.