USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2016

You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/171ac0c USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for November 2016 11/01/2016 10:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2016 — The U.S. …

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How to build a vegetable washing station for $1,000 

+ Are you a farm according to new FSMA rules and Sustainable Agriculture Conference presentations and award winners View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Many of us are looking for some fall normalcy this November. Between heat, drought, high winds, and flooding, farms across the Carolinas have seen substantial setbacks in the past …

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USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health

You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/171a307 USDA Resumes Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health 11/10/2016 01:00 PM EST WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016 – U.S. …

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Public Meeting on FAS Food Assistance Programs

Public Meeting on FAS Food Assistance Programs The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will hold a public meeting to discuss the fiscal year 2017 grants application process, commodity monetization issues, and other program administration issues relevant to stakeholders of the Food for Progress Program and the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Friday, …

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ICYMI: Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future #USDAResults – Chapter 11

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. As part of a multi-pronged strategy to grow the scope of investment in cutting edge agricultural science, one of the ways USDA is supporting small business innovation is through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program which encourages American businesses with 500 employees or …

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USDA Announces Withdrawal of an EA for Field Release of GE Diamondback Moths

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the withdrawal of an environmental assessment (EA) associated with a permitted environmental release of GE diamondback moths. The moths are genetically engineered for repressible female lethality …

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USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP

You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/17038b7 USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP 11/04/2016 02:00 PM EDT HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 4, 2016 – Farm and Foreign Agricultural …

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FSA County Committee Elections to Begin; Producers to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 7

You are subscribed to FSA News Releases for USDA Farm Service Agency. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFSA/bulletins/16ff0c0 FSA County Committee Elections to Begin; Producers to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 7 11/03/2016 02:00 PM EDT WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, …

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USDA Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0239.16 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 press@oc.usda.gov USDA Seeks Applications for $25 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants Funding is available in six focus areas, including data analytics tools and precision conservation WASHINGTON, Nov. …

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USDA Awards $4.3 Million to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services in Rural Communities

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0238.16 Contact: Sally Gifford NIFA Communications 202-720-2047 USDA Awards $4.3 Million to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services in Rural Communities WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute …

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