Ag Groups Reject Anti-checkoff Legislation
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs. An Amendment by Representative Victoria Spartz, a Republican from Indiana, would prohibit USDA from using any tax dollars to administer commodity Checkoff programs.
USDA: Food Inflation Mostly Lower in 2023 Compared to 2022
Retail food prices increased 4.8 percent in the first six months of 2023, lower than the rate of midyear inflation in 2022, of 8.2 percent. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the 20-year average for midyear inflation from
Global Shocks Disproportionately Hurt Farmers
Global shocks over the past few years have created an unprecedented “polycrisis” that has disproportionately hurt small-scale farmers and people living in food-deficit countries according to new data released this week. The COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts including the
Grassley Says Send In Navy to Ensure Black Sea Grain Traffic
A senior U.S. Senator says the U.S. should send part of its Navy to the Black Sea to ensure freedom of navigation for Ukraine grain shipments, now threatened by Russia since it pulled out of the Black
USDA Continues Field Evaluation of Oral Rabies Vaccine
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wednesday announced it will continue field evaluation of the oral rabies vaccine bait ONRAB in eight states. The effort is part of a larger-scale rabies prevention effort and will assess
USDA Launches Pilot to Increase Affordable Homeownership on Tribal Lands
USDA Wednesday announced it is launching two pilot programs to increase affordable homeownership opportunities for people on Tribal lands. USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Roger Glendenning says, “The assistance I’m announcing today will help people across
Second Round of SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Projects Funded
AMES, Iowa (July 26, 2023) – The Swine Health Information Center’s Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, funded in collaboration with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff, has selected five additional projects for funding after review of round two
USGC Members Arrive In Calgary For 63rd Annual Board Of Delegates Meeting
CALGARY, CA — U.S. Grains Council (USGC) members are touching down north of the border for the first time since 2017 for its 63rd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Calgary, Canada, held July 26-28. USGC Chairman
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on Proposed Agriculture Appropriations Amendments Targeting U.S. Sugar Policy
Washington, D.C. (July 26, 2023)—“The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) again expresses strong support for the U.S. sugar program. We also urge the House of Representatives to reject any amendments offered on the agriculture appropriations bill
Cattle Producers Direct NCBA Action on Cell-Cultured Products
WASHINGTON (July 26, 2023) – Today, the members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) passed a directive at the NCBA Summer Business Meeting to continue the association’s advocacy efforts on transparent labeling and inspection of cell-cultured protein