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RMA Serves Veterans Year-Round Through Risk Education

November 16, 2016 Brandon Willis, Administrator, Risk Management Agency

For some Americans, Veterans Day is the time that their thoughts turn to the men and women who have served in our Nation’s military. But at the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), we’re always thinking about the welfare of our nation’s military veterans and the rural communities in which some 5...

Initiatives Farming Rural

Growth and Opportunity in the Organic Sector

November 10, 2016 Elanor Starmer, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

Since USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) implemented the organic regulations in 2002, the U.S. organic sector has tripled in size to over 22,000 certified organic operations with over $43 billion in U.S. retail sales. Demand for organic products is expected to continue growing. This strong...

Food and Nutrition Farming Trade

RMA Engages Farmers at Annual Meeting of Southern Grassroots Cooperatives

August 30, 2016 Mike Alston, Associate Administrator, Risk Management Agency

Recently, I had the honor of representing USDA at the annual Federation of Southern Cooperatives and Land Assistance Fund (FSCLA) annual meeting in Epes, Ala. It gave me a chance to speak with a phenomenal group of hardworking farmers and ranchers, to hear their stories and share some of the...

Conservation

Relationships and Technology Are the Keys to Better Data for Farmers and Ranchers

July 20, 2016 Hubert Hamer, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Like nearly all organizations that use surveys to collect information, we have seen declining response rates in recent years. The value of accurate data is now more important than ever for decision-making on the farm, and by USDA farm program administrators, policy makers, researchers, market...

Technology

Crop Insurance Continues to Strengthen Rural Communities

July 14, 2016 Brandon Willis, Risk Management Agency Administrator

America’s farmers and ranchers work hard to provide food for the world, contributing to the nation’s economy, as well as to the strength of our rural communities. To support our nation’s hardworking producers, we’ve developed programs designed to help them stay at the forefront of global production...

Conservation

USDA goes to Washington... State

June 03, 2016 Tim Gannon, Associate Administrator, Risk Management Agency

We take our responsibility to America’s farmers and ranchers very seriously at the Risk Management Agency (RMA), and we value our time spent with them and other stakeholders getting feedback on our programs and policies that are so vital to America’s food supply. I welcome these face-to-face...

USDA Results

Beginning Rancher Applies Tribal Traditions and USDA Risk Management Tools to Help Grow Her Business

May 05, 2016 Ben Thiel, Director, Risk Management Agency, Spokane Regional Office

Shawna Kalama is a proud member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. She’s also a beginning rancher, pursuing her dream the past few years near the Cascade Mountains on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington State. Kalama has...

Initiatives Farming

Conversations with Organic PA Farmers on Crop Insurance

April 28, 2016 Tim Gannon, Risk Management Agency Associate Administrator

I hit the road last week to get feedback from farmers in Pennsylvania on how recent Federal crop insurance enhancements are helping organic producers in the state. Earlier this year, USDA expanded crop insurance options to allow organic producers to purchase coverage that better reflects their...

Conservation

Transitioning to Organic Certification

April 21, 2016 Betsy Rakola, USDA Organic Policy Advisor

More and more farmers are entering the organic market. Just last year, the number of certified operations in the U.S. grew by almost 12 percent - more than double the growth rate of 2014. So how do farmers, ranchers, and food processors make the transition to organic? We talked to one farming family...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Deciphering County Estimates Process

April 05, 2016 Greg Thessen, Upper Midwest Region Director, National Agricultural Statistics Service

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Farmers love data. And while big picture items are great, growers tell us they really want and can use local data. In...

Research and Science
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