…sills. The idea is to work smart before rather than work hard later. Do the mental work in the winter, and that’ll make the spring and summer so much more…
Rural Prosperity Report Released at Farm Bureau Convention
…as employment, it’s been growing more slowly in rural districts compared to urban areas going as far back as 1970. Plus, it’s no longer just young people that are leaving…
Kansas Senator Says Keep Pressure on Administration to Finish NAFTA
…heard not only from Kansas producers but also growers across the country, how important it is that Congress work in a bipartisan fashion to get a farm bill and a…
Whole Foods Moving Away from Local Products
…merchandising, the new changes will put limitations on the manner in which products are sold in stores. The new guidelines now require suppliers to work exclusively with a single retail…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
…approach may require adjustments along the way to address issues that had not been previously anticipated,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. said in a statement. The discretion announcement pertains to…
President Trump Addresses American Farm Bureau Federation
…Bureau in more than 25 years,” said President Trump. “We have been working every day to deliver for America’s farmers just as they work every single day to deliver for…
Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to Trump
…force worked tirelessly to identify solutions to the problems plaguing our rural communities, there is more work ahead. No doubt, rural America has struggled under burdensome regulations with no voice…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Crop Breeding Research
…see the Dear Colleague Letter for additional instruction. NIFA reviews all proposals accepted in NIFA’s competitive grant programs through an external peer review process in which a panel of experts…
Agri View: Hog Farming
Everett Griner talks about hog farming in today’s Agri View. Raising hogs is hard work. Everett checks out what the new Guest Worker Program may do for hog farming and…
Disaster Assistance Will Set the Stage for Next Farm Bill
…all of agriculture doesn’t work together, nothing will get done. The House is ahead of the Senate in terms of progress on the farm bill, and overall timing of the…
Canadian Minister of Agriculture: Trade – NAFTA/Essential to Prosperity
…should focus on. “The closer the U.S. and Canada work together to address common challenges, the more we can grow our economies,” he said. “No two nations depend on each…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall Praises ‘Fresh Air’ in D.C.
…workers to get their crops out of the field. “Last year, Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia introduced a bill that would let existing workers apply for visas to stay in…
Celebrating Our Feathered Friends
Everyone loves birds. Cathy Isom tells us this is a day to shine a light on some of our feathered friends. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating…
Arrest Made in $1.5 Million Cattle Theft
…through our investigation, the potential of thousands of head of cattle have still yet to be located,” Boudreaux noted. Officials are continuing to work on recovering the remaining heads of…