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Partnering to Deliver Drought Information through USDA Service Centers: A New Fact Sheet Outlines Drought-Related Recovery Programs

November 01, 2019 Mark Brusberg (USDA-Office of the Chief Economist), Brenda Carlson (USDA-Farm Service Agency), Brian Fuchs (National Drought Mitigation Center), Rachel Steele (USDA-Office of the Chief Economist), Ariela Zycherman (USDA-Office of the Chief Economist)

When dealing with drought, producers can feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to get help to recover from their losses, mitigate risk, and/or prepare for future events. To support the agricultural community in locating the information they need, USDA in partnership with the National Drought...

Climate

Forest Service Helps Small Farmers Hit Hard by Hurricanes

September 20, 2019 Yaneris M. Soto Muñiz, Media Specialist, USDA Forest Service

José (Tato) Roig’s farm has been producing coffee since 1978 and has become one of the most successful farms in Puerto Rico’s Coffee Zone. However, Hurricane Maria inflicted severe damage on his crops, as well as those of many other coffee growers.

Forestry

New USDA Program, Other Assistance, About to Kick in for America’s Dairy Industry

June 20, 2019 Richard Fordyce, Farm Service Agency

Each June, we celebrate National Dairy Month! Since 1937, this month has been set aside to mark the importance of the dairy industry and the products it produces to America’s agricultural sector and to hundreds of millions of Americans and consumers around the world.

Farming

On Farms and Ranches, Every Day is Earth Day

April 22, 2019 Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey

At USDA, we celebrate Earth Day 2019 by offering big thank-yous to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners for all they do. Every day, we recognize their efforts to conserve natural resources while producing food, fiber, and fuel for people in their communities and around the world. They’re doing...

Conservation Farming

USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement Investigators Support Drug Take Back Event

November 09, 2018 Michael Lofton, USDA

Prescription drug and opioid misuse has become a tragic epidemic with tremendous social and economic impacts, affecting communities and families of all sizes and from all socio-economic backgrounds.

Forestry Initiatives Rural

USDA Helps Veteran’s Dream Come True

October 25, 2018 Candace Chambers, Natural Resources Conservation Service

After returning home from a year-long military tour of duty in Iraq, Matthew Anglin worked as a paramedic for four years. However, he soon realized that he wanted to spend more quality time at home with his wife, Holly, and their children. This desire led Anglin and his wife to venture into farming...

Conservation Farming

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: My Experience Working through Illness to Remission at USDA

September 28, 2018 Deirdre Holder, FPAC, FSA

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Deirdre Holder, FSA regulatory review director, was diagnosed two years ago at stage 3a and is now a survivor in remission. Here, she shares her story.

Initiatives

Deadline Approaches to Register for Key Dairy Safety Net Program

May 14, 2018 Danielle Cooke, Farm Service Agency

Dairy producers have until June 1, 2018, to register for the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which provides protection to dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices.

Farming

The WASDE Report, aka Crop Report

May 09, 2018 Seth Meyer, Chair, USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board

The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) is a monthly report providing a global look at the markets for key agricultural products. The many users include agricultural commodity traders, agricultural producers, processors, retailers and consumers, input suppliers, livestock and...

Trade

The U.S. Drought Monitor: A Resource for Farmers, Ranchers and Foresters

April 19, 2018 Mark Brusberg, Chief Meteorologist, Office of the Chief Economist, World Agricultural Outlook Board and Rachel Steele, USDA National Climate Hubs Coordinator

Even before the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s, agricultural producers have recognized the economic and emotional devastation that drought can cause. Recently, the focus has shifted from dealing with drought as an unexpected hazard, to more proactive planning for the inevitability of drought. One of...

Climate
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