USDA

The Senate Ag Committee released the final piece to their Farm Bill information called "Farm Bill 101: New Farmers and Ranchers."

Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 1567, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives almost unanimously.

At the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting, NASDA members adopted policy to protect farmers’ right to farm, fixing federal disaster relief, advocate for clear labeling on cell-based meat products, and agriculture apprenticeship programs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion in competitive grants to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat and climate change, and improve access to nature in cities, towns, and suburbs where more than 84% of Americans live, work, and play.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is finalizing amendments to its import regulations for horses.

New USDA data show a University of Idaho Extension agricultural economics report released early this year significantly underestimated Idaho food producers’ 2022 profits while overstating increases to their production costs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it will invest $16.2 million to restore forests across tribal, state and private lands.

Pear producers in Washington and Oregon have voted to continue their federal marketing order this year, with the largest margin in the order’s history.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making $150 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history, available to help underserved and small acreage forest landowners connect to emerging voluntary climate markets.

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that the United States had successfully obtained a $607,284 fraud judgment against Rick T. Gray and Gray Farms & Cattle Co. LLC for submitting false and fraudulent claims for crop insurance for farm businesses owned by Gray in Klickitat County, WA.

The funding is part of an ongoing effort to boost economic development and enable Oregonians access to locally produced meat products.