Agricultural Industry

All Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will reopen on January 24, to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding, according to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.  Certain FSA offices have been providing limited services for existing loans and tax documents since January …

Information Provided By USDA APHISBefore importing certain foreign agricultural products into the United States, or obtaining them from an importer or broker, you’ll need to find out what entry requirements apply to them. Learning the requirements can help you minimize confusion, prevent costly delays, and avoid penalties and merchandise loss.  …

Congress approved with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, the 2018 Farm Bill and later, the President Donald Trump signed the bill into law. After eight months of political battles between Republicans and Democrats over the bill content, negotiators from both houses finally reached an agreement to push through legislation that includes …

In terms of containers for the transport of fruits and vegetables, the type of material used in these packages can make, for delicate products such as grapes, a big difference in their freshness and shelf life in supermarket shelves. There is a wide variety of types of packaging in the …

Many modern technologies have changed the agricultural industry in today’s world. For example, the topic of sensors. From location sensors to optical sensors to electrochemical sensors to mechanical sensors, these technologies allow farmers to maximize resources such as water, fertilizer, seeds, etc. By using sensors to map their field, many …

If there is anyone who really knows the life of Latinos in the agricultural fields of the United States, it is undoubtedly the Mexican Rudy Arredondo, founder and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association. Working in the harvesting of crops with his parents during his childhood, …

With optimism but expressing caution, several agricultural industry associations reacted to the presentation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018, by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “These principles will be used as a road map – they are our way of letting Congress know …

The Perishable Agricultural Products Act (PACA) was enacted at the request of the fruit and vegetable industry to promote fair trade in the industry. Over the past three years, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has resolved approximately 3,400 PACA claims involving more than $58 million. More than 8,500 people received …

Ahead of the 2018 Farm Bill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced the launch of a new online resource which can be accessed through the committee’s current website, https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill. This landing page is designed to provide updates and information related to the 2018 Farm Bill. “I’m committed …

The Agricultural Guestworker Act (AG Act), which authorizes, among other things, increasing the number of temporary farm workers, was approved after an intense debate in the House Judiciary Committee and now is headed to the full U.S. House for approval. The American Dairy Coalition (ADC), which represents 30,000 members, along …