…USDA is expected to make an announcement soon as to when farmers can sign up for other significant farm programs. “USDA plans to begin the signup for the farm bill…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-30-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the California Food Expo, trade negotiations with China and…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…farms Validating use of swine oral fluids to confirm farm or region positive or negative status Exploring the potential to isolate the virus on one area of a farm to…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-29-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering reasons why the H-2A program is seeing a potential…
Potential Reasons for Slow Down in Overall H-2A Needs
U.S. farmers and ranchers rely on hired help to keep up with each growing season. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor accounted for a 29 percent increase in the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-28-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering new plant-based jerky products, the implementation process for the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-27-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering trade with China and Japan, Senate Bill 559 being…
Trucking Shortage Projected to Worsen Over Next Decade
…nearly 61,000 drivers in 2018; a 20 percent increase from the year prior. ATA estimates that the shortage could rise to more than 160,000 by 2028. To meet U.S. demand for…
EPA Considering More Hemp Pesticides
…will bring hemp farmers and researchers increased regulatory clarity in time for next growing season — something they have asked for since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and…
Environmental Groups Sue Over Changes to Endangered Species Act
…regulations restore the traditional distinction between threatened and endangered species,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a statement. “This approach will eliminate unnecessary time and expense and…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-26-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering AFBF encouraging farmers to show their support for the…
Final Mapped California Cotton Acreage
…acreage and a 17 increase in upland acreage when compared to 2018. The numbers reflect an overall increase of 0.5 percent of cotton acreage for 2019. The San Joaquin Valley…
Ag Groups Celebrate Trade Agreement with Japan
…and Lavon, Tex., farmer Ben Scholz. “This is a huge win for those of us who grow wheat and all U.S. farmers and ranchers.” “Chief Agricultural Negotiator Gregg Doud and…
Another China Tariff Announcement Signals More Trouble
…for American agriculture. Farm Bureau is currently assessing the details of this announcement, but we know continued retaliation only adds to the difficulties farm and ranch families are facing and…