Tag: USDA
Wine Institute Welcomes New USDA Specialty Crop Export Funding Program
October 25th - SAN FRANCISCO — Wine Institute President and CEO Robert P. Koch made the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of...
USDA to Provide Approximately $6 Billion to Commodity and Specialty Crop...
First Wave of Payments Based on Crop Insurance Data
WASHINGTON, May 16,, 2022 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity...
Afternoon Brief, December 15th
A Perfect Storm of Disruptions Will Create a Global Champagne Shortage: It’s not your imagination: Champagne is harder to find these days. After a perfect storm of disruptions, the U.S. is currently in the early stages of a Champagne shortage that is expected to last several years...
USDA Climate Director to Address How Extreme Weather Affects Ag and...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., December 14, 2021 – With so much attention paid to climate change, the 2022 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium this January has...
Afternoon Brief, July 30th
California Wine Country Rebuilds as Threats Persist: The drought in Northern California is severe, and the risk of fires remains high. But winemakers are trying to adapt to climate change...
Biden Administration to Invest $67 Million to Help Heirs Resolve Land...
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a press conference with U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, U.S. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop,...
USDA Announces $16.6 Million in Funding Opportunities to Support Socially Disadvantaged...
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $16.6 million in available funding to community-based and nonprofit organizations,...
USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted...
USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2020) – President Donald J. Trump and U.S....
Afternoon Brief, May 21
Napa County Looks at Wine Country Growth: Napa County is considering how to mold the future of its world-famous wine country balancing a host of factors, from housing demands to requests for wineries in remote locations...
USDA to Provide $1 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Rural Businesses...
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the Department is making available up to $1 billion in...
USDA ARS Moves Forward with Smoke Exposure Research
ARS Funds Collaborative Research Effort with State Land Grant Universities
April 29, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is partnering...
Afternoon Brief, March 24
Oregon Wine a Leader in Biodynamics: Even though Oregon only produces one percent of the wines made in the United States, this states accounts for 52% of total vineyard acres that received biodynamic® certification from Demeter USA, a not-for-profit that offers biodynamic certification to farms...
USDA and USTR Announce Continued Progress on Implementation of U.S.-China Phase...
(WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) today announced continued progress...
Afternoon Brief, March 20
New Napa Ballot Initiative Splits Wine Industry, Set to Repeat Measure C Battle: After the controversial and hotly debated Measure C was narrowly defeated in Napa County, the organization responsible for bringing the measure to the ballot, Napa Growers and Vintners for Responsible Agriculture (NGVRA), is attempting to get a new initiative on the November 2020 ballot...
USDA and DOL Announce Information Sharing to Assist H-2A Employers
(Washington, D.C., March 19, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the...