A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air...
The Farm Bill is essential to viticulture in America and is always a big ticket agenda item for WineAmerica. By Michael Kaiser Wine is a value-added agricultural product. It is taken from a raw product...
October 25th – SAN FRANCISCO — Wine Institute President and CEO Robert P. Koch made the following statement today regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement of $1.3 billion...
First Wave of Payments Based on Crop Insurance Data WASHINGTON, May 16,, 2022 – The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural...
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...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., December 14, 2021 – With so much attention paid to climate change, the 2022 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium this January has appropriately recruited the United States Department of...
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...
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, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman...
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, institutions of higher...
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. Secretary of Agriculture...
