…and Virginia reported extensive crop losses, particularly in corn, soybean, and cotton fields, as heavy winds and torrential rains battered the area. Several poultry operations faced significant losses as well….
Groups Respond to SAF Tax Credit Guidelines
…credits. Groups like the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) applauded the legislation that supports domestic producers. “Corn growers are making every effort to help the airline industry lower its greenhouse…
Mississippi River Levels Falling Again
…are taken by barge down the Mississippi to New Orleans, where the corn, soybeans, and wheat get stored and then transferred for shipment to other countries. A group of 15…
Application Period Underway for Climate Solution Act Advisory Committee
You can now apply to be on the Climate Solution Act Advisory Committee. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Flooded corn field after heavy rains and storms in…
Panel Warns House Agriculture Committee of ‘Perfect Storm’ for Farm Economy
…enhanced risk management tools to prevent further economic damage. Dana Allen-Tully, President of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, and David Dunlow, Chairman of American Cotton Producers, both described a “perfect…
Farm Groups Want Changes to SAF Tax
…credit, shortcomings they say could put the benefits “out of reach for many farmers.” The American Farm Bureau, the American Soybean Association, the National Corn Growers Association, and the National…
RMA Continues Making Improvements for Specialty Crops
…many options to growers that previously, never had the kinds of opportunities options that I had as a corn and bean insurance holder.” Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…
Almond Update: Looking to the Future with Biologicals
…to make sure they think that because we don’t compare to corn and soybean and some of the broad acre crops.” In looking to the future and where regulation is…
Upcoming Webinar on Communicating with Farmers Under Stress
A webinar to help with farmers under stress. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Desperate farmer stressed in his dry damaged corn field Image by Alexandrumusuc/DepositPhotos The Penn…
Farm Groups Fight Back Against EPAs Electric Vehicle Mandate
Several industry groups are fighting back against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) electric vehicle mandate. The National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, six auto dealers, and the…
Judge Blocks Disaster Program Special Funding to Minority Farmers
Farmer holding a corncob in his corn field By robert_g/DepositPhotos image A Texas federal judge has temporarily blocked a USDA disaster relief program from giving preferential funding to women and…
Mexico’s Leadership Change Could Bring Trade Changes
…any corn and now it was just corn that was going to be used in their food. So, a smaller chunk,” she said. “If we weren’t able to send any…
Mexico’s New President Vows Commitment to USMCA
…irritants. “Maybe a little, we hope, at least on agricultural trade and some of the issues, thinking specifically of biotech corn, somewhat less confrontational there, while there is an ongoing…
U.S. Ag Exports ‘Struggling’
…the decline in our ag exports, Meyer says China played a big role. It’s now buying less corn and soybeans from the U.S. and more from Brazil. “I think the…