USDA
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USDA extends US$80m grant to Virginia Tech College to support adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
US- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted Virginia Tech College $US80 million to run a program that rewards farmers that adopt climate-smart…
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USDA unveils new initiatives to foster fair and competitive meat and poultry markets
US- The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ramped up enforcement of anti-competitive activities in the meat and poultry industries as part of the department’s…
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Dairy Farmers of America to receive US$45m from USDA to scale methane emissions reductions
US – Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States, is among the 70 selected projects that will benefit…
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USDA unexpected soy yield cut causes price shock
USA— The USDA’s September World Market and Trade reports unexpectedly cut projected corn yields 2.9 bushels per acre, and soybean yields by 1.4 bushels per…
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Truterra secures US$90m USDA grant to scale climate-smart cereal production
USA— Truterra, the sustainability business of Land O’Lakes has been awarded a $US90 million grant by the USDA to scale production and demand for climate-smart…