USDA to Provide Weaned Calf Risk Protection Insurance in Four States January 10, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing Weaned Calf Risk Protection, a new insurance option for livestock producers in several...
Federal Crop Insurance Provides Billions in Profit for Insurers, Says USDA December 5, 2023 By Leah Douglas Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation’s crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive...
Food Recalls Are Pretty Common for Things Like Rocks, Insects and Plastic September 15, 2023 By Jonel Aleccia Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips. In recent...
USDA Expands Whole Farm Revenue Protection, Micro Farm Insurance Plans September 14, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro...
USDA Introduces New Grapevine Insurance Program September 1, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new grapevine insurance program within its crop insurance solutions. The program will provide...
US Beefs Up Campaign for Accurate Animal Welfare Claims on Meat, Poultry Packaging June 15, 2023 By Dee-Ann Durbin The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and...
Viewpoint: Interest in America’s World-Class Crop Insurance Continues to Grow February 8, 2023 By Marcia Bunger Now standing firmly one month into 2023, we can look back at the previous year with pride that we were...
USDA Rolls Out Rule to Stop Fraud in Organic Food Sales January 19, 2023 By Tom Polansek The U.S. government plans to impose new regulations on food producers and handlers aimed at reducing fraudulent schemes in which...
Fighting Food Poisoning: Sweeping Poultry Changes Proposed October 18, 2022 By David Pitt The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that...
US Asks Farmers: Can You Plant 2 Crops Instead of 1? September 2, 2022 By Scott McFetridge There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries...