USDA publishes long-awaited final GIPSA rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the long-awaited Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule on Wednesday. The [...]
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12, 2016
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12, 2016
Texas gives U.S. rice plantings a boost
U.S. growers produced the second largest rice crop on record in 2016 after a 22 percent increase in planted acreage [...]
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12, 2016
MPP deadline approaching
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the deadline for dairy farmers to submit their application for the dairy Margin [...]
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12, 2016
New conservation opportunities available for farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new conservation opportunities for farmers and ranchers through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). [...]
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12, 2016
USDA proposes change to meat nutrition labeling
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently proposed to amend the nutrition labeling regulations [...]
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12, 2016
New cattle fever tick case discovered in South Texas
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has confirmed the presence of cattle fever ticks after a suspect tick was found [...]
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12, 2016
USDA releases final farm income forecast for 2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service (ERS) released its final farm income forecast for 2016. The agency [...]
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12, 2016
FSA extends deadline for the County Committee elections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the deadline to submit 2016 County Committee ballots has [...]
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11, 2016
USDA makes changes to prevented planting program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced updates to improve the Prevented Planting Program. “These improvements [...]
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11, 2016
USDA 2017 CSP signup begins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is the nation’s largest conservation program with 70 million acres [...]