A new labor proposal introduced in the House of Representatives recently, the AG and Legal Workforce Act (ALWA), has received mixed reactions from the agriculture industry. Many provisions in the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-24-18
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Survey Shows US Chicken Consumption Remains Strong
…eat a record 93 pounds of chicken per person in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, fewer survey respondents are citing health benefits as the reason they…
Republicans Introduce New Immigration Bill in House
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a new immigration bill that they say will benefit agriculture. A Pro Farmer report says the Agriculture and Legal Workforce Act would…
Large Livestock Loan Drive Rise in Farm Lending
…trending higher, suggesting that farm consolidation has contributed to fewer and larger farms with larger lending needs. Increased lending for farming operations comes as the overall risk in the ag…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…used is to be expected from an agricultural industry which the commission values at $54 billion, generating an additional $100 billion in economic activity related to agriculture. The Food Production…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-23-18
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Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
…Agriculture and Trade Policy says meat and dairy could soon produce more greenhouse gasses than oil giants Exxon, Shell, and BP. Zero Hedge Dot Com lists those five ag companies…
Farm Bureau Response to Navarro’s ‘Rounding Error’ Statement
…farmers and ranchers are experiencing. Making farmers and ranchers pawns in this chess game is extremely risky for our nation’s agriculture economy and food security. “Prices for all of our…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-20-18
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Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
“Tariffs are not the ultimate answer,” says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Speaking to the Washington International Trade Association, Perdue told the group tariffs are rather “a tool to get people’s…
Trade Impacts on Land Prices Unknown. Now
…“stay tuned to see what plays out over the next few months” in agriculture and the land market for the answer. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Roberts Honored with International Trade Award
Roberts For his work to fight for open markets for American agriculture, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas was presented the Congressional Leadership Award by the Washington International Trade Association. Presented…
Agri View: Importance of World Trade
…would U.S. agriculture be without organized world trade? Most people don’t stop and think that farmers, farmers, ranchers, and foresters do a lot more than just feed us. They help…