Soil Health Trailblazer Honored as 2020 World Food Prize Laureate

June 12, 2020

Leading soil scientist and Ohio State University professor Rattan Lal has been announced as the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.

Third Set of 2019 MFP Payments Coming This Week

February 3, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week.

U.S. & China Sign Phase 1 Trade Deal

January 15, 2020

This agreement "finally levels the playing field for U.S. agriculture and will be a bonanza for America’s farmers, ranchers, and producers,” said Secretary Sonny Perdue.

USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In light of widespread prevented planting, USDA is mulling Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for struggling producers who plant an MFP-eligible cover crop that has the potential to be harvested and used as forage, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Secretary Perdue Statement on Confirmation of Bill Northey for Key USDA Post

February 27, 2018

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the Senate’s long-awaited confirmation of Bill Northey to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Northey will serve as Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service (FFAS).

USDA Reorganization to Build Global Demand for U.S. Ag Products

May 15, 2017

Source: USDA

The USDA will create an undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs in the USDA, and a new undersecretary will be selected for a newly named Farm Production and Conservation mission area.

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Soil Health Trailblazer Honored as 2020 World Food Prize Laureate

Third Set of 2019 MFP Payments Coming This Week

U.S. & China Sign Phase 1 Trade Deal

USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

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USDA Reorganization to Build Global Demand for U.S. Ag Products

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