USDA Announces New Farmer Outreach Program
The US Department of Agriculture recently announced the membership of their new Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Committee, an organization designed to coordinate federal efforts to entice young people...
View ArticleJapan Phasing Out Rice Subsidies
The Japanese government recently announced that it would begin phasing out select agricultural subsidies, specifically subsidies given to rice farmers, as part of a widespread agricultural reform...
View ArticleVilsack Talks Farm Bill on College Campuses
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, as part of his recent campaign to bring public pressure to bear on Congress in order to help facilitate the passage of a new farm bill, is touring colleges across...
View ArticleAfrican Farm Reform Hits Snags
Agricultural reform across the Developing World (particularly centered in Africa) has ground to a halt in several well publicized cases due to a critical lack of infrastructure and a lack of investment...
View ArticleSenate Considers Farm Tax Changes
The US Senate’s Finance Committee is supposedly considering major tax reforms for farmers and ranchers that may seriously harm agricultural production and weaken the farm industry. Farm tax policy has...
View ArticleUSDA Promotes Value Added Products
The US Department of Agriculture, as part of a continuing effort to stimulate the economy, encourage job growth, and help disadvantaged and beginning farmers, is offering grants and subsidies for value...
View ArticleEconomists Challenge Demographic Crisis
Economists at the Ohio State University are challenging the idea that the farm sector is facing a looming demographic crisis, one that could cripple production and destabilize the entire industry. For...
View ArticleFarmers Watching Farm Bill Process
Farmers are nervously watching as House and Senate representatives negotiate a compromise farm bill that is acceptable enough to farmers and to Republicans and Democrats to pass both houses of...
View ArticleChinese Demographic One Child Policy Could Impact US Agriculture
Proposed relaxation of China’s controversial One Child Rule could have a serious impact on the future of US agriculture and US farm exports, potentially increasing the overall American market share and...
View ArticleFarm Bill Committees Considering Subsidy Reform
The joint congressional farm bill committee is currently discussing farm subsidy reforms, a controversial topic that has the potential to derail any agreement between House and Senate conference...
View ArticleFarm Groups Fight Farm Bill Subsidy Limits
A coalition of agricultural advocacy groups are pushing to protect farm subsidies, fighting a proposed addition to the 2013 Farm Bill that would limit subsidies and farm aid, placing maximum caps on...
View ArticleFDA Opposes Antibiotic Use in Livestock
The Food and Drug Administration recently took the first steps in banning the non-treatment-based use of antibiotics in US livestock, arguing that antibiotic abuse can lead to the rise of...
View ArticleChesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort Successful
US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, recently released a report on the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort suggesting that conservation practices and federal conservation programs have significantly...
View ArticleStopgap Farm Bill Measure Passes House
A stopgap farm bill measure designed to extend the current farm bill until January 31 recently passed the House and is moving onto the Senate. While many senators oppose the measure, its House...
View ArticleUSDA Announces New Farmer Outreach Program
The US Department of Agriculture recently announced the membership of their new Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Committee, an organization designed to coordinate federal efforts to entice young people...
View ArticleJapan Phasing Out Rice Subsidies
The Japanese government recently announced that it would begin phasing out select agricultural subsidies, specifically subsidies given to rice farmers, as part of a widespread agricultural reform...
View ArticleVilsack Talks Farm Bill on College Campuses
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, as part of his recent campaign to bring public pressure to bear on Congress in order to help facilitate the passage of a new farm bill, is touring colleges across...
View ArticleAfrican Farm Reform Hits Snags
Agricultural reform across the Developing World (particularly centered in Africa) has ground to a halt in several well publicized cases due to a critical lack of infrastructure and a lack of investment...
View ArticleThe Best Time to Apply for a Farm Loan
The new year bells have chimed, father time has closed the door to yet another year, and most farm fields lay dormant for the winter months. Just as one harvest has finished up, the planning for...
View ArticleHistory of the Farm Service Agency
Origins of the USDA Farm Service Agency The Farm Service Agency’s origins lie in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The stock market crash of 1929, followed by three years of...
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