Eligible producers can soon nominate candidates for election to local Farm Service Agency County Committees. Rod Bain has the details. Click to open or download audio report….
USDA Asks Growers to Respond to Surveys
USDA is collecting information from farmers for three upcoming reports and officials are asking producers for help. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report….
USDA May Price Report
The new price report shows more losses for wheat and corn, but stronger livestock prices during this past month. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report….
No-Till Cotton Field Day Photos
AgNet West was at the No-till Cotton Producers Field Day in Western Fresno County. Please enjoy our photos from the event….
Dairy Waste Program Deadline Friday
USDA has extended the deadline on a program that could see more dairy farmers turning livestock waste into energy – but you better move fast to take advantage of it….
Backlash from M-COOL Rule
The new M-COOL rules bring harsh backlash from major livestock organizations. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the National Pork Producers…
Nothing Sweet About Sugar Surplus
A huge surplus of sugar is causing headaches for producers and USDA policy makers. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report….
ASA Releases Video Touting Sugar Program
…the best business people, not the most subsidized.” Sugar producers, along with other high-profile farm and lending organizations, have been urging Congress to reject the Shaheen-Toomey amendment to the Farm…
ASA Statement on Senate Sugar Policy Vote
…producers an unfair competitive advantage over Americans and left us more dependent on foreign suppliers for a food staple. And, it would not advance a free market for global sugar…
Senate Immigration Bill Moves Forward
…to adjust their labor force when they need to. He also said it has more allowances for livestock and dairy industry workers. Meanwhile, the representatives in the House are also…
AFBF Statement on Judiciary Passage of Senate Immigration Bill
…the workers who show up every day and work in partnership with our nation’s farm and ranch families to tend our crops and livestock. Agricultural labor reform is not about…
Specialty Crops Continue Strong Momentum in House Ag. Committee Farm Bill
…bill so that specialty crop producers can get back to what they do best: growing high-quality fruits and vegetables for America and the world,” said John Keeling, National Potato Council…
Costa Supports Advancing the Farm Bill, Calls for House Action
…House floor. Rural America cannot afford inaction. We owe them a vote.” The Farm Bill that cleared the House Agriculture Committee contained many victories for Valley farmers, livestock producers, and…
On The Scene for Big Week in Farm News in Washington D. C.
…have numerous reports on the website from the week’s visits, including a number of complete interviews that our region’s farm producers may want to update themselves on as the big…