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December 3, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1) of highly [...]

The article delineates the enactment of the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act, detailing its pivotal role in shaping U.S. food and agriculture policy until 2023. It also discusses the extensive provisions of the bill, including modifications to commodity support programs, reauthorization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with adjustments to enhance efficiency and accessibility, and significant allocations for conservation efforts and rural development initiatives.

The article delves into various programs aimed at supporting beginning, limited resource, veteran, socially disadvantaged, tribal, and indigenous farmers and ranchers, along with small farms and ranches in the United States. It explores the definitions of socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and provides insights into the eligibility criteria for United States Department of Agriculture support programs.

May 5, 2021 The federal government supports scientific and technological advancement directly by funding and performing research and development, and indirectly by creating and maintaining policies that encourage private sector [...]

The article discusses the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy herds across several U.S. states, affecting cows differently than poultry. It covers measures by United States. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)'s APHIS to manage interstate cattle movement, FDA's assurance of milk safety through pasteurization, and congressional interest in funding and research to address the outbreak's impact on public health and the dairy industry.

The article focuses on cell-cultivated meat, a novel approach to meat production that involves growing meat from animal cells in a lab, eliminating the need for traditional animal husbandry and slaughter. It discusses the development of this technology, its potential environmental benefits compared to traditional meat production, and the regulatory framework for cell-cultivated meat products.

Contents Introduction Overarching S&T Policy Issues Federal Science and Technology Policymaking Enterprise Federal Funding for Research and Development Disruptive and Convergent Technology America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Technology Transfer from Federal [...]

Updated May 22, 2018 Contents Introduction Overarching S&T Policy Issues Federal Science and Technology Policymaking Enterprise Federal Funding for Research and Development America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Regulations for Federally Funded [...]

Updated June 26, 2017 Scope of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill Action on FY2017 Appropriations Administration's Budget Request FY2017 Budget Request FY2018 Budget Request House Action Senate Action Continuing Resolution Summary [...]

The article provides an overview of Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) in the U.S. which establish a minimum price in the fluid milk markets. Topics include the main features of the FMMO system such as classified pricing and pooling of milk, the main objectives of the orders such as promoting orderly marketing conditions in the fluid milk markets and improving the income situation of dairy farmers, and a historical background on its establishment in the 1930s.

The article focuses on Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 with most recent farm bill generally expires at the end of FY2023. It mentions 2018 farm bill modified certain commodity programs, expanded crop insurance, amended conservation programs, reauthorized and revised nutrition assistance, and extended authority to appropriate funds for many U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) discretionary programs through FY2023.

Updated February 23, 2016 Contents Scope of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill Action on FY2016 Appropriations Administration's FY2016 Budget Request House Action Senate Action Continuing Resolution Omnibus Appropriation Summary of FY2016 [...]

The article focuses on the U.S. agricultural products to foreign markets absorb about one-fifth of U.S. agricultural production, contributing significantly to the health of the farm economy. It mentions need to mitigate U.S. agricultural products to foreign markets absorb about one-fifth of U.S. agricultural production, contributing significantly to the health of the farm economy. It also mentions U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on expanded access.

The article provides an overview of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, that mandates price reporting for cattle, boxed beef, and swine and allowed U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish mandatory price reporting for lamb purchases. Topics include current marketing practices related to price; livestock transaction data; and expanding definitions and reporting on certain swine attributes.

The Agriculture appropriations bill provides funding for all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) except the Forest Service, plus the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, in alternating years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations Act (P.L. 112-55, H.R. 2112) was signed by the President on November 18, 2011, after passing both chambers by more than two-thirds majorities. It was the lead division of a three-bill "minibus" appropriation that also included Commerce-Justice-Science and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development appropriations. The minibus was the first FY2012 appropriation to be enacted, and it also included another short-term continuing resolution, through December 16, 2011, for the remaining nine appropriations bills. The Agriculture bill was the vehicle for the minibus since it was the only one of the three subcommittee bills in the minibus to have passed the House. P.L. 112-55 provides $20.2 billion of discretionary budget authority, including $367 million of conservation-related disaster assistance that was not subject to the regular budgetary caps. After subtracting the disaster funding and adjusting for CFTC jurisdiction, the $19.8 billion of regular discretionary budget authority reflects a $372 million reduction from FY2011 levels (-1.8%). The bill also includes $116.8 billion of mandatory funding for nutrition assistance and farm supports, up +11% from FY2011 due to a 19% increase in nutrition assistance because of the economy. The FY2012 Agriculture appropriation spreads its reductions in discretionary spending by trimming most agency budgets in the range of 3%-6%, although some programs have greater reductions. The act makes cuts to rural development programs (-$233 million, -8.8%), discretionary agriculture programs (-$209 million, -3%), discretionary nutrition assistance (-$127 million, -1.8%), foreign assistance programs (-$56 million, -2.9%), and conservation programs (-$45 million, -5.1%). The Food and Drug Administration and Commodity Futures Trading Commission each receive small increases in budget authority of about 1.5% to 2%. The appropriation increases the amount of limitations on mandatory farm bill programs by 27% to $1.2 billion, though rescissions from prior-year appropriations were smaller by about half, at $445 million. These limitations and rescissions, though greater than most years, were less in total than for FY2011. Reliance on these provisions in FY2011 and relatively less use in FY2012 increased the amount of cuts required to agency programs by about $220 million to meet the bill's discretionary allocation. The final appropriation is closer to the Senate-passed version from November 1, 2011, than the House-passed version from June 16, 2011. The Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25, August 2, 2011) set the discretionary limits that were used for the Senate bill and in the conference agreement. The Senate-passed version cut discretionary Agriculture appropriations to $19.8 billion, $2.7 billion more than the House bill in its discretionary total. The House version of H.R. 2112, passed under the House's more austere budget resolution, would have cut discretionary Agriculture appropriations to $17.25 billion, a reduction of $2.7 billion from FY2011 levels (-14%), and following a 15% cut in FY2011. Much of the floor debate in the House related to funding reductions for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) feeding program (-11%), food safety (-10%), and international food aid (-31%); preventing USDA payments to Brazil in relation to the U.S. loss in the WTO cotton case; and programs promoting locally produced food (USDA's "know-your-farmer-know-your-food" initiative). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the enactment of the U.S. Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 by the 115th Congress after being signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2018. It mentions that the law addresses agricultural conservation and extends agricultural commodity support programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It discusses various that will be tackled by the law like substance abuse in rural America.

The article talks about comparison between farm bills, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 and Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, approved by the U.S. government Topics addressed include impacts of the bill on raise of effective reference price for crops enrolled in the Price Loss Coverage program (PLC) under certain market conditions and bill impact's on payment limits and the adjusted gross income (AGI) limit for eligibility.