Duvall During a meeting with farmers and ranchers, President Donald Trump pledged that his administration, including newly installed Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, would work to address critical challenges faced…
AFBF Labor Expert Taking USDA Post
Boswell The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) immigration and labor expert is heading to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. AFBF’s director of congressional relations for labor and immigration, Kristi Boswell,…
2017 Corn Plantings Falling Behind
…wet forecast. USDA currently projects U.S. farmers to plant four million fewer corn acres in the 2017-18 crop year at 89.9 million acres. AFBF says significant weather complications due to…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…John Newton, AFBF’s Director of Market Intelligence who says there was some items that may have cost a little more at the checkout. For white bread, salad mix, as well…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…John Newton, AFBF’s director of market intelligence. The informal survey showed the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $50.03,…
Farmers and Ranchers Need Comprehensive Tax Reform
…Congress. Pat Wolff, senior director of congressional relations for AFBF, addressed agriculture’s need for sweeping tax reform in a hearing before the House Agriculture Committee. “Running a farm or ranch…
AFBF and NGFA Urge Senate to Confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary This Week
…the full Senate. “U.S. farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses – and the consumers we serve – need the strong, capable leadership at USDA that Gov. Perdue will provide,” the AFBF and…
Farm Bureau Praises EPA Chlorpyrifos Decision
…use can be addressed in that process. AFBF earlier filed comments with EPA expressing concern over the agency’s approach. The agency had apparently relied on epidemiological studies even though researchers…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…personal information.” AFBF and NPPC filed the lawsuit in 2013 after EPA released a vast compilation of spreadsheets containing personal information about farmers and ranchers in 29 states who raise…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…the proper venue for bringing such a challenge would continue in the U.S. Supreme Court. AFBF President Zippy Duvall called the executive order “a welcome relief,” while noting that the…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…in agriculture production.” Duvall called for a workable guest worker program run by USDA. Meanwhile, Duvall pointed to AFBF’s priorities for the year and the ‘best of times’ outlook for…
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…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…for those who need it the most,” said Kalena Bruce, a cattle farmer from Missouri who chairs AFBF’s national YF&R committee. “More than 50 percent of Americans struggling with hunger…
Trump Tax Announcement Looming
…“over the next two or three weeks.” Tax reform is a top priority for some in agriculture, including the American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF see’s lowering tax rates in a…