While Monday was a good day for trade, it also marked the first day without a farm bill. Lawmakers failed to gain a consensus in the farm bill conference committee…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
Branstad Responds to China Newspaper Ad Against U.S. Trade Policies
…aimed the content paid for by China outlining the harm the Trump administration is placing on U.S. farmers through the trade war. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
AFBF Seeking Farm Dog of the Year
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is seeking the nation’s top farm dog. A new contest is asking farmers to submit their applications for the Farm Bureau Farm Dog of…
Agri View: Mixed Commodity Prices
…impact on agriculture and the farm economy. There is farm credit. Some high-up officials, that deal with the problem every day, are inclined to believe that high interest rates, and…
Celebrating National Apple Month
…to promote the sales of apples, as well as honor the people involved in getting them from the farm to our homes. New York really is the Big Apple. New…
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
…Two Census special studies will also be conducted this winter: the 2018 Census of Aquaculture and the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey. These questionnaires will be mailed in December…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…more than 5.5 million Farm Bureau members. Source: California Farm Bureau Federation AFBF: Farm Bureau Applauds Trade Progress with Canada The following statement regarding the announcement of trade progress with…
Roberts Offers Hope for Temporary Farm Bill Program Funding
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts says he’s working on getting the U.S. Ag Department to extend a “lifeline” to programs that will lack funding if a farm bill doesn’t…
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
…the courts to compel the USDA to act, and not to either compel any particular action or have USDA reinstate the rules. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…joined the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, and the Nebraska Farm Bureau in seeking USDA clarification on the issue. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-01-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and passed in March of this year. The incentive wasn’t extended to 2018 and is currently expired. The NBB’s Vice President of Federal…
September USDA Stocks Report Bearish
…that made their way out of storage and off the farm. September 1st soybean inventory is estimated at 438 million bushels, 43 million bushels higher than the previous estimate. In…