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A USDA pilot program focuses on incorporation non-traditional commodities into its McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor explains how a pilot program is designed to introduce non-traditional commodities into an existing international food aid program.
A decision by a USMCA dispute settlement panel on the U.S. challenge to Mexico's ban of genetically modified corn imports is expected to occur within weeks. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)
A senior USDA official discusses how planning for next year's awards under various foreign aid and marketing programs has halted due to Farm Bill expiration. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor)
USDA's latest topsoil moisture condition report reflects an all-time high in that series for recorded topsoil moisture very short to short ratings. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA reports the lowest pasture and rangeland condition ratings to end a year since 2012 due to dry conditions of the past two months. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey goes over states with notable very poor to poor pasture and rangeland condition ratings for the period ending October 27.
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.