Disaster bill expanding, but future cloudy

03/27/19 5:45 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

The Senate is expanding a long-stalled disaster assistance bill to aid farmers and ranchers swamped by recent Midwest floods, but it’s still not clear when Congress will pass the legislation due to a dispute between the White House and House Democrats over funding for Puerto Rico.

Signup for 2017 hurricane, wildfire disaster aid ends Friday

11/15/18 5:49 PM By Bill Tomson

Farmers who were hit by hurricanes and wildfires last year can still sign up for significant financial assistance from the USDA, but time will run out Friday, Farm Service Administrator Richard Fordyce told Agri-Pulse in an interview.

Ag census data coming in February

09/12/18 6:10 AM By Ed Maixner

The first release of 2017 Census of Agriculture results will occur Feb. 21 at the USDA 2019 Outlook Forum, says Hubert Hamer, administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, which conducts the five-year tallies.

DOE focuses on grid modernization in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

11/29/17 5:25 AM By Sandra Cowherd

Bruce Walker, the newly installed assistant secretary in DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, says his recent two-week visit to Puerto Rico showed the need to make the island’s electric grid more resilient against future storms.

Florida utility shares knowledge, supplies in Hurricane Irma aftermath

11/22/17 5:30 AM By Sandra Cowherd

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) sent 1,000 power line poles to Puerto Rico last week to help rebuild the electrical grid devastated by Hurricane Maria.

Puerto Rico backs out of $300M electrical contract

11/01/17 5:40 AM By Sandra Cowherd

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - Amid criticism, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is backing out of a $300 million contract with Montana-based Whitefish Energy.

Feed assistance available for Puerto Rico’s dairy farmers

10/25/17 6:11 AM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - USDA is providing $12 million to enable dairy operators in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to purchase emergency feed for their cattle.

Small-scale wind to aid Puerto Rico

10/18/17 4:45 AM By Sandra Cowherd

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 - The Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) plans to send microgrids and small-scale wind turbines to Puerto Rico.

EPA authorizes emergency fuel waiver for Puerto Rico

10/04/17 4:03 AM By Sandra Cowherd

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - In response to Hurricane Maria, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt approved a request from Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosella for an emergency fuel waiver.

USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey

This week’s guest on Open Mic is USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey. Few years have presented as many weather challenges for farmers as 2019. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has acted to lessen the effects on crop and livestock farmers as well as facilitated the Trump administration's trade assistance programs. In this interview, Northey speaks to the new signup for the Conservation Reserve Program, upcoming deadlines under the 2018 farm bill and the possibility of a third tranche of payments next year under the Market Facilitation Program.

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Opinion: Blocking glyphosate is a recipe for disaster

Alfredo Gutierrez is an agronomist and fifth-generation dairy farmer in the central region of Mexico, where he is in charge of animal health and nutrition, equipment, technology, and crop production. In this opinion piece, he discusses the repercussions of blocking glyphosate.

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