Articles tagged under: USDA
Jacobs-Young Confirmed
Published June 8, 2022
The U.S. Senate confirmed Chavonda Jacobs-Young as USDA’s Under Secretary of Research, Education and Economics. Jacobs-Young started at USDA as the administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in 2014.Local Biofuel Producers Awarded Grants from COVID Market Impact
Published June 6, 2022
The USDA is granting $700 million for nearly 300 biofuel producers experiencing losses from the COVID pandemic. In North Dakota, there are five biofuel producers and facilities getting assistance. Hankinson Renewable Energy in Hankinson, North Dakota received $6.7 million. Midwest…Fielding Questions: Emergency Relief Program
Published June 6, 2022
Another round of disaster relief payments are coming to Northern Plains crop farmers with crop losses due to drought in 2020 and 2021. AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Crop Insurance and Commodity Marketing Education Rob Fronning has more…Watch for USDA’s Acreage Survey in the Mail
Published June 6, 2022
USDA is sending out its annual farmer planting survey. National Ag Statistics Service Crops Branch Chief Lance Hoenig is asking farmers to respond. "For any farmers who haven't had a chance to fill that out, please do so and send…USDA Unveils Plan to “Transform the U.S. Food System”
Published June 1, 2022
A $2.6 billion framework USDA released on Wednesday outlines a focus on four elements of the food system. "The food system transformation that needs to take place has to be comprehensive, touching on all elements. I believe there are four…USDA Taps Commodity Credit Corporation for Additional Avian Influenza Aid
Published May 27, 2022
The USDA is transferring $400 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation to help address new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack previously approved $130 million in emergency funding for the disease in March and an additional…Holding Canada Accountable
Published May 22, 2022
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with his Canadian counterpart during the G7 meetings in Germany. Vilsack discussed a dispute panel’s enforcement of the dairy provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. "I had a very frank and specific conversation with her about…ND Crop Farmers Expected to Get Greatest Amount of Disaster Aid
Published May 18, 2022
USDA plans to use $6 billion for the first phase of the Emergency Relief Program, a significant chunk of the money Congress approved for crop disaster relief last September. North Dakota farmers are expected to get $915 million total. That's…USDA Unveils More Details About the Emergency Relief Program
Published May 16, 2022
Crop farmers experiencing natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon start receiving WHIP+ program payments. The USDA unveiled more details about the Emergency Relief Program this morning. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Red River Farm Network earlier…