…of farmers using off-farm income to maintain cash flow. 41 percent of the banks said that 25 percent of their farmer-customers had off-farm income. More than half of the banks…
Agri View: Who Loses in the Event of a Trade War?
Everett Griner talks about what the threat of a trade war has done to farmers in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at how the talk about a trade war has…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…Fordyce will provide leadership for FSA and its mission to support agricultural production across America through a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state offices. “As a fourth-generation farmer,…
Senate Ag Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Farmer Veteran Legislation
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are touting legislation that will help veterans in agriculture. Introduced by Committee Chair Pat Roberts and ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow, the Farmer Veteran Opportunity…
Spring Vegetables from Garden to Kitchen
…Broccoli. If some of these are not growing in your garden, take a trip to your local Farmer’s Market or the produce aisle at your grocery store. I’m Cathy Isom……
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
…farmers electric power is one of their major expenses. Now a new way to meet that need is reaching more and more farmers every month. Solar power. Generating their own…
Farm Bureau to Offer Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
…available to dairy farmers was inadequate and we saw a clear opportunity to help by specifically addressing the impact of milk price volatility on a dairy farmer’s revenue,” said AFBF…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
The Economic Research Service’s Food Dollar Series shows that the farmers’ share of the food dollar fell to 14.8 cents in 2016. That’s a 4.5 percent drop from the previous…
New Water Sensing Technology Coming to Almond Orchards
…Vice President of Crop Nutrition for Yara International Terje Knutsen said, “driving again that profitability for the farmer in a sustainable way.” The on-leaf sensor collects information from magnetic leaf…
Agri View: Avian Flu Detection
…of poultry production, avian flu is the two most dreaded words a poultry farmer can hear. Avian flu is transported to commercial flocks by migratory birds. And, once a commercial…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…our new USDA team members will be key in advancing us toward that goal,” Secretary Perdue said. “Improving economic conditions in rural America involves providing services to farmers, ranchers, foresters,…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…days after its introduction. A vote by the full House of Representatives is expected to soon follow. This is great news for farmers and ranchers everywhere. H.R. 2 – The…
Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity
…for raising awareness of the crisis in farming communities, providing resources and information to help those communities, and encouraging farmer-to-farmer cooperation to overcome the crisis. The two organizations’ survey from…
Farm Co-ops Applaud the American Food for American Schools Act
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives applauded the introduction of The American Food for American Schools Act. The legislation in the Senate will strengthen monitoring and enforcement of “Buy American”…