Greg Ibach

Congress will return from the August recess in just a few weeks.  And for several lawmakers, especially those in Ag districts, ratification of USMCA will be a key issue.   “I think we've had 28 different governors step forward and call for a vote on USMCA because they see the benefits,” said Ag undersecretary Greg Ibach.   He added und...

It's called the National Bio and and Agro Defense Facility, N-BADF, a top lever secure facility being built near Kansas State University under the ownership and control of the Department of Homeland Security.  Its mission, to work with, prepare for, and prevent animal diseases. ...

“Farmers are not only promoting our prosperity; you are protecting our security as a nation,” President Trump said at an ethanol plan in Iowa this week.  During his trip to the Hawkeye state, Trump discussed a host of Ag issues, from year round sales of E-15, trade deals, disaster help for farmers, as a host of others. In addition,...

USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach recently testified before a House sub committee regarding the country's animal pest and disease prevention and response capabilities.  He said Ag quarantine inspection officers are on the front lines.   “They inspect cargo and passengers coming in to the country to ensure these import protocols are met. If a pest or d...

"This is an attempt by USDA and AFIS to partner with state, local and industry officials to be able to advance protection of our important economic treasure in our livestock industry,” said Ag Undersecretary Greg Ibach referring to this week’s announcement of the latest efforts to advance animal disease traceability, particularly in the beef industry.   "W...

This week, the first national-level direct marketing summit was held in Virginia.  It included farmers, farmer's market managers, state extension experts and many others.  Under Secretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach told the summit-goers that direct selling by farmers was a booming sector of Ag partly because, "Consumers now want to know more about where their food comes from, they want that re

"This administration will not stand by as our hard-working agricultural producers bare the brunt of unfriendly and illegal tariffs,” said Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue on Tuesday.   Those comments made as the USDA unveiled a $12 billion program to compensate farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs by China.  Much of ...

The USDA is allocating $3.39 million to Washington from the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and to safeguard the nursery production system.  Ove...

The USDA announced Thursday that $2.7 million will go to Oregon, from the 2014 Farm Bill to improve pest detection and surveillance, to safeguard the nursery production system.  Overall, USDA is providing nearly $70 million in funding this year that will support 494 projects across the country. “...

The Department of Agriculture Monday announced the formal process to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. Published January 19th last year, the last-minute Obama-era rule would have increased federal regulation of livestock and poultry for certified organic producers and handlers, according to USDA...