Where is the next breakthrough in agriculture coming from? The answer could be from the students who participated in the 2023 Wilbur-Ellis Innovation Award. This video from the Innovation Award celebration features the winners of a $25,000 grand prize and four $5,000 honorable mention awards, along with the judges who evaluated the teams’ ideas for …
Category: Ag News
Oct 24
NASDA commends launching the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program to boost U.S. food and agriculture exports worldwide
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture applauds Secretary Vilsack for establishing the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program to better promote America’s food and agriculture products in demand across the globe. “It’s important to know that for every $1 invested in export market development programs, $24 is returned in export revenue. Simply put, this program is …
Oct 24
Public Invited to Vote for Winner of NCBA’s National Anthem Contest
Four finalists have been selected in the 11th annual National Anthem Singing Contest, sponsored by Norbrook®. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is inviting the public to vote for the winner beginning November 1. Introducing the four finalists: Landri Jones of Weatherford, Oklahoma, is a fifth-generation cattle producer and FFA member whose family manages a …
Oct 24
Pork Tamales & Spicy Cuban Sandwich Hit Convenience Stores
Exciting Partnerships & New Pork Productsat Convenience Stores NationwideNPB is excited to share 2 new marketing promotions resulting from the successful partnership and collaboration between NPB, pork producers and key players in the convenience store sector. All-In on Pork TamalesLaredo Taco Company, a division of 7-ElevenLaredo Taco Company, a division of 7-Eleven, has fully embraced …
Oct 24
USGC Reacts To USDA’s Announcement Of Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP) Market Development Funds
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plan to use Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds to create the Regional Agriculture Promotion Program (RAPP) – a $1.3 billion program to assist agricultural groups in marketing their commodities overseas. In addition, and under the RAPP program, USDA will also provide $1 billion in commodity-based international …
Oct 24
USDA Bolsters Investments in International Trade and Food Aid
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid. Consistent with a bipartisan request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, USDA is utilizing funds …
Oct 24
ASA Welcomes Trade & Food Aid Support from USDA
The American Soybean Association applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to strengthen U.S. trade and food aid by providing funds to maintain and develop markets and address global hunger. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $2.3 billion will be allocated from the Commodity Credit Corporation, $1.3 billion of which will go toward the Regional Agriculture …
Oct 24
USMEF Statement on Regional Agricultural Promotion Program Funding through USDA
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA will utilize $1.3 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to fund a Regional Agricultural Promotion Program aimed at diversifying export markets for U.S. agricultural products. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom issued the following statement: USMEF thanks Secretary Vilsack and …
Oct 24
NMPF and USDEC Commend Significant New Investment in Export Market Promotion
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) praised today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it plans to devote $2.3 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation to promoting better market opportunities for U.S. agricultural producers and expanding food aid to support communities in need around the world. The …
Oct 24
Stabenow, Boozman Applaud Support for American Farmers
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will use its authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act to provide $2.3 billion to invest in trade promotion and in-kind international …
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