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Can a turkey that's been frozen for years still be safe to cook and eat? (Gary Crawford and Meredith Carothers with USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline) ****Broadcasters: The USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline number is 888-MPHOTLINE(888-674-6854) Listeners can also go online to Ask.usda.gov ****
U.S. and USDA delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference are explaining how climate smart commodity approaches can be both economic and environmentally beneficial to producers across the world. (Rod Bain and Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Bill Hohenstein)
USDA Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Bill Hohenstein discusses the premise of the Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program during a Monday session at COP 29.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference sets aside November 19 to recognize agriculture as part of the solution in addressing climatic issues. (Rod Bain and Ernie Shea of Solutions from the Land)
The United Nations Climate Change Conference offers U.S. ag interests an opportunity to explain to the world how farmers and foresters provide a myriad of climate mitigation methods. (Rod Bain. Rob Larew of the National Farmers Union. Hannah Thompson-Weeman of the Animal Agriculture Alliance.)
The U.S. Senate Monday introduced its version of a new Farm Bill, but will there be enough time for Congress to pass a measure before the end of this year? (Rod Bain. Mary Kay Thatcher of Syngenta. John Newton of Terrain.)
Guidelines will facilitate the recognition of climate-smart agriculture within clean transportation fuel programs, creating new market opportunities for biofuel feedstock producers while enhancing climate benefits.
Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.
In 2022, Dr. Engil Pereira, professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), participated in the E. Kika De La Garza (EKDLG) Fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) at the National Soil Survey Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Packers & Stockyards rules are part of a suite of new policies to give farmers better insight into key aspects of the agricultural system, from genetic components and pricing of seeds they purchase, to livestock market rates, so they can achieve fairer returns and plan better for their businesses.