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The voting process for Farm Service Agency County Committee elections is underway with ballot submitted at local FSA offices or postmarked by December 2nd. (Rod Bain and FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)
* - STATIONS/NETWORKS - Please no longer air this public service announcement after Monday, December 2nd. USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux discusses the 2024 FSA County Committee elections underway now through December 2nd.
What did USDA’s recent edition of “Rural America at a Glance” reveal regarding trends of the rural work force in the context of residents defined as working poor? (Rod Bain and Tracey Farrigan of the Economic Research Service)
USDA’s latest edition of its annual “Rural America at a Glance” report provides a look at rural employments trends of the past year. (Rod Bain and Tracey Farrigan of the Economic Research Service)
USDA’s latest topsoil moisture condition report reflects increased precipitation across much of the country in recent days. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA recently rolled out its Organic Dairy Promotion Program to encourage more consumption of products in education facilities and community youth programs. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)
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.