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The provisions of the Dairy Security Act (DSA), when compared to a margin insurance-only proposal, provides the most effective safety net for farmers, according to a report released Tuesday.

The Brazil sugar industry receives about $2.5 billion annually in direct payments and indirect assistance from its government, report says.

Senators offer bill to permanently implement a pilot program nationwide that allows farmers to voluntarily forgo federal subsidies and opt out of restrictions on fruit and vegetable production in order to produce specialty crops.

Renewable fuel industry leaders said today that U.S. agriculture is making impressive strides in sustainability

Brazil now is a global powerhouse in agriculture. It provides much of the sugar, soybeans, corn, orange juice, coffee, beef, poultry and ethanol needed around the world.

While noting that “we do not envy your position,” in the current budget environment, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman took issue with USDA’s plan to cut direct payments by 8.5 percent as part of the agency’s sequestration cuts.

The Environmental Working Group is touting government research [http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm335102.htm] that, it asserts, “has documented startlingly high percentages of supermarket meat containing antibiotic-resistant bacteria.”

Performance measures used by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) were not designed to effectively evaluate the effects of the 2009 stimulus package on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will soon begin the 2013 enrollment process for farmers and ranchers who want to participate in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition issued a five-page Information Alert on the 2013 sign-up.