…profits. You can find the 72-page report online at Farmers Business Network dot com (https://www.farmersbusinessnetwork.com/). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Share this Post NASS Discontinues July…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…has been an adamant proponent of the agreement since its adoption in 2015. “Farmers are on the front lines of climate change, and they have been experiencing costly disruption from…
U.S. EPA Requires Ag Companies to Better Manage Pesticides in California’s Central Valley
…and Colusa. Inspections in 2015 and 2016 by EPA and by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on behalf of EPA found 23 violations. At its Stockton facility, the violations…
Canada Farmland Values Up 10 Percent
…more regions across the country saw price declines in 2015 than saw them in 2014. In a news release, Farm Credit Canada said: “There appears to be greater volatility with…
Grassley Bill Would Ban Packer Ownership of Livestock
…cattle traded on the cash market declined from 52 percent in 2005 to 21 percent in 2015. This trend illustrates the outsized power of packers in the marketplace. “An effective…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…in conserving our precious water resources.” On Feb. 28 and March 22, 2017, Reclamation announced a 100 percent allocation for all CVP contractors with the exception of agricultural water service…
Canada Closes a Door on U.S. Dairy Farmers
…ultrafiltered milk. The national ingredients strategy is in response to the growth in imports from the U.S. Canada begin pursuing development this strategy in late 2015. By April 2016, according…
Pork Producers Applaud White House Action on GIPSA Rule
…to June 10 – on whether to further delay or withdraw it. Just days into his presidency, President Trump extended for 60 days the public comment deadline on and Feb….
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…for each vacancy. The Board will submit the nominations to the Department of Agriculture for a final selection. More information is available on the Popcorn Research and Promotion Board pageon…
USDA: Agriculture a $992 Billion Economic Factor
Data by the Department of Agriculture shows agriculture and agriculture-related industries contributed $992 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, a 5.5-percent share, the most recent USDA statistics.The…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…efficient irrigation systems.” After Governor Brown called for a 25 percent reduction in urban water use in 2015, Californians rose to the challenge and saved 24 percent during the 12…
California Farm Groups Opposing State Gas Tax Proposal
…food-producing state, accounting for roughly $47 billion in agricultural production in 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Western Growers Association Western Growers Opposes Proposed California…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…for many producers in the Southeast region who suffered through extensive rains during the 2015 and 2016 harvest seasons. Another crop insurance component – important in the Southwest region and…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…the holes in this new federal safety net, restoring it to its original form, so that it will have value to farmers. The dwindling participation between 2015 and 2017 in…
