January 19, 2017EDUCATION ... $18.9M supports agricultural education Allows 1890 land-grant colleges to improve agricultural programs READ MORE
January 19, 2017LEADERSHIP ... AFBF endorses Perdue for USDA Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau, releases statement READ MORE
January 19, 2017AG SECRETARY PICK ... Perdue to be tapped for ag secretary Trump's choice to lead the Agriculture Department is Sonny Perdue READ MORE
January 18, 2017SURVEY RESULTS ... Results of Local Food Marketing Survey A live webinar will cover the results of the survey January 24 READ MORE
January 18, 2017FUNDING AVAILABLE ... Ohio NRCS seeking grant proposals Through CIG Program, Ohio to invest up to $150,000 for new projects READ MORE
January 18, 2017CONSERVATION EFFORTS ... N.J. groups urge NRCS partnership $252 million of RCPP program funding will be available nationally in 2017 READ MORE
January 16, 2017COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING ... COOL amendment considered Would subject muscle cuts of venison and ground venison to COOL labels READ MORE
January 12, 2017GOING LOCAL ... Grants to support local food sector $27 million in grants to fund innovative projects, local food initiatives READ MORE
January 5, 2017OUTREACH ... USDA expands advocacy office Ombudsperson office expands to help women & Hispanic farmers READ MORE
January 2, 2017UPCOMING CENSUS ... Farmer assistance needed Help make the 2017 Census of Agriculture as accurate as possible READ MORE