…year. The panel includes 12 voting seats for certified organic farmers and seven non-voting seats for organic farm organizations. The Rodale Institute says the organization has “several hundred members” that…
Report Shows Equipment Manufacturers Economic Contributions
…impact in Canada. Equipment manufacturers in Canada supported some 149,000 jobs last year, and generated some $15 billion for the Canadian economy in 2015. From the National Association of Farm…
Texas, Kansas Suspend Trucking Restrictions for Wildfire Relief
…Creek Fire in Kansas and Oklahoma, the Kansas Livestock Association received donations from 31 states and nearly every country in Kansas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Low Pathogenic Bird Flu Confirmed in Tennessee
…However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the strain found in Tennessee is not related to the strains found currently overseas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Senate Ag Needing Ethic Paperwork on Perdue
…has had businesses in grain trading, trucking and exports. It is unclear whether any of those interests are causing the holdup. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…President Paul Wenger said Farm Bureau welcomed the executive order. “Ultimately, the goal should be to provide farmers and ranchers—in California and elsewhere—the freedom to farm their land productively and…
Farm City Newsday March 10
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
Kings County Farm Bureau is busy preparing for the annual event that best exemplifies what Farm Bureau is all about: Farm Day. Now in its 13th year, Kings County Farm…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…will be provided through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP), part of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), a Farm Bill conservation program. The partnership is administered by USDA’s Natural…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO, NMPF Mulhern Too many of the nation’s dairy farmers are facing an ongoing, daunting challenge: finding enough American workers to fill jobs on their farms,…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…Broiler production is unchanged from last month. Milk production will rise as milk cow numbers are expected to increase more rapidly. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
…world hunger. They include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Put COOL Into NAFTA Negotiations
An open markets advocate told the National Farmers Union’s political action committee that Donald Trump should make it a goal to re-establish country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef and pork during…
EWG Questions About Sonny Perdue
…state senator. They say there is “scant evidence he was actively engaged in farming, which is a requirement for receiving subsidies.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….