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Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger and Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steve Peterson, giving some signup information for the USDA program that gives crop insurance premium credits to farmers who put in cover crops.
Poultry producers tightening down on biosecurity as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is detected in flocks in Kentucky and Virginia. (Gary Crawford and Virginia turkey producer, David Hughes)
USDA's pandemic response and safety block grants designed for the seafood industry are now available for those eligible via state agencies. (Rod Bain and Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt)
Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt shares some details involving the recently announced Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program.
How big is the fledgling U.S. hemp industry? Who is growing that crop and where? We'll know the answers in just a few days. (Gary Crawford and Bill Richmond with USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service)
After a long hiatus due to Covid, the USDA is about to resume in-person trade missions. (Gary Crawford and Daniel Whitley, Administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service) **Daniel Whitley is leader of the trade mission to Dubai. That mission runs from Feb. 16 - 20**
Daniel Whitley, Administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, talking about the importance of trade missions and the special nature of the upcoming mission. **Daniel Whitley is leader of the trade mission to Dubai. That mission runs from Feb. 16 - 20**
Daniel Whitley, Administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, saying the Middle East is a growing market for U.S. agricultural products. **Daniel Whitley is leader of the trade mission to Dubai. That mission runs from Feb. 16 - 20**
Daniel Whitley, Administrator of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, saying that the U.S. trade mission in Dubai will coincide with a major food show in the city. **Daniel Whitley is leader of the trade mission to Dubai. That mission runs from Feb. 16 - 20**
Dairy growers now have more time to enroll for both Dairy Margin Coverage and its supplemental version for this year. (Rod Bain and Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux)
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.