…4-H and FFA programs, among others, for his leadership in agriculture. As the product of Georgia, a state where agriculture is the leading economic driver, Perdue recognizes that agriculture is…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…sophomore at the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences; National FFA officer (central region vice president), 2016-2017 Lynetta Griner of Florida, owner/operator of Usher Land…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…Special Recognition, and Educator of the Year; along with graduating the 32nd class of youth leaders and awarding over $16,000 in local scholarships to deserving students. Being honored this year…
National Dairy FARM Program Releases Environmental Stewardship Reference Manual to Celebrate Earth Day
…the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas, incorporating existing data from more than 500 dairy farms across the United States. Launched in February, FARM ES is the third…
Pear Industry Votes to Continue Marketing Order
…two states. A continuance referendum is required every six years. Growers who produced pears in Oregon and Washington from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, were eligible to vote…
The Potential Effects of Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment
…in 2015. Yet, the economic linkages between U.S. agricultural exports and rural employment are not fully understood, particularly in the metro and nonmetro regions of each State and among production…
Animal Rights Groups Want Dead Animal Payments Stopped
…hit poultry and livestock hard in recent years. As an example, winter storm Goliath killed roughly 40,000 dairy cows in Texas and New Mexico in 2015 and 2016. The Livestock…
Mexico Finishing New Trade Deal with Argentina
…gains into the lucrative grain market in Mexico, Latin America’s second-biggest economy. As recently as 2015, Mexico imported $2.3 billion worth of U.S. corn and $1.4 billion of U.S. soy….
Certified Organic Operations Shows Continued Growth
…around the world. The 2016 count of U.S. certified organic farms and businesses reflects a 13 percent increase between the end of 2015 and 2016, continuing the trend of double…
U.S. Petition Seeks Brazilian Beef Ban
…R-CALF has long been a supporter of country-of-origin meat labeling. However, Congress in 2015 voted to take the U.S. COOL law off the books after the World Trade Organization approved…
Survey Shows Farmers Concerns
…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…
