…groups’ biggest criticism of Farm Bill law is the subsidies. “The next Farm Bill shouldn’t be based on a snapshot in time. Congress didn’t do that in 2014 because if…
Farm Sector Working Capital to Decrease in 2017
…in 2012, the decline followed record highs in net cash farm income from 2011 to 2013. Farm solvency ratios measure whether debt can be met in a timely manner, and…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…was in 2014 which wasn’t finished until 2015. A year later. That means the next one is due in 2018. Well, there has already been talk of a new Farm…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…“dairy farmers deserve better” than the current Margin Protection Program (MPP), created in 2014 by Congress. “We need Congress to act swiftly this year and make the necessary changes in…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to combat Huanglongbing. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill….
Animal Health Market Forecasted to Reach $58 Billion by 2025
…2014-2025) Infrastructure integration Application integration Consulting System Integration End-use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014-2025) Telecommunication & IT Defense & security BFSI Oil & gas Healthcare Transportation Retail Others System Integration…
House Agriculture Subcommittee’s Plan Farm Bill Hearings
…earlier this month called for a different farm bill approach than 2014, deciding program needs first, before proposing budget cuts. Conaway noted real 2014 farm bill savings were $100 billion,…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…made possible through NIFA’s Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Our nation’s ability to achieve nutritional security in the context…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…water shortages during droughts.” Wenger said California must move as quickly as possible to allocate money from the 2014 water bond, Proposition 1, to create more storage both aboveground and…
AFBF Joins Groups in Support of Farm Bill Funding
Reduced spending under the 2014 farm bill contributed greatly to the nation’s deficit reduction effort. However, additional cuts to the 2018 farm bill would present perils on many fronts, a…
USDA Announces Webinar Series about Project Applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program
…22, 2017 April 5, 2017 Visit the RCPP website to learn more about the webinar series and to RSVP for a specific date. Created by the 2014 Farm Bill, RCPP…
East Coast Dock Workers Starting Contract Negotiation Early
…before the current contract, agreed to in 2013, is set to expire in September of 2018. Talks first began in 2015, after labor negotiations at west coast seaports forced a…
Study Shows Fewer Grain Dust Explosions in 2016
The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013,…
House Agriculture Committee Holding Farm Bill Hearing Wednesday
…challenging times. The Texas Republican referred to a recent Department of Agriculture report that shows net farm income fell 45 percent from 2013 to 2016, the largest three-year percentage drop…