Washington – U.S. farmers are on pace to produce the largest corn and soybean crops in history, according to the Crop Production report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Individual kernels of wheat and barley can be quickly evaluated for resistance to a damaging scab disease by using near infrared light (NIR) technology, according to a U.S. Department of [...]
WASHINGTON (July 26, 2010) – The National Farmers Union (NFU) is disappointed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) excessive 90-day extension to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration [...]
Reduces Federal Deficit and Reforms Federal Crop Insurance Program Generates $6 Billion in Savings: $4 Billion for Deficit Reduction, $2 Billion for Critical Farm Bill Programs WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA Forest Service is beginning an open, collaborative process to create and implement a modern planning rule [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began gathering data for the 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties to measure the state of [...]
