…grown products from other foreign countries and basically gives them the loophole to not pay those tariffs coming into the U.S. [for] processing, while putting American growers out of business,”…
Farm Bureau Leaders Visit Capitol, Meet New Faces
…to be heard. Johansson said farmers must be optimistic, to keep the fight going. “It’s the same, it’s trust but verified,” Johansson said. “There was a lot more hope in…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
…a direction,” Wolfe noted. “Shannon also said that this January, it sounds like California Farm Bureau leadership was able to have some meaningful momentum with the American Farm Bureau (AFBF)…
Report Details Overall Benefits of Organic Production
…organic acreage from four percent of California farmland to ten percent by 2030. The next report in the series, the Policy Report, will put forth policy recommendations to enable the…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
As farmers, ranchers and rural communities grapple with a devastatingly weak farm economy, nearly 200 organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and several state Farm Bureaus, are urging congressional…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…particularly strong economy to better compete in the trade market. Created in the Trade Act of 1974, GSP is the largest and oldest American trade preference program. The GSP program…
General Mills Continues Regenerative Agriculture Investments
…well as suppliers and farm advisors to implement regenerative ag practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. Regenerative agriculture constitutes a holistic type of farming, with methods aimed…
Optimism for the Future of American Cotton in China
American cotton As negotiations between the U.S. and China continue, there is optimism for American cotton having a successful future in China. The House Ways and Means Committee held a…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-08-19
…effects of Chinese tariffs on American cotton and how the use of biologicals continues to become more popular. You’ll also hear from California Farm Bureau’s first vice president Shannon Douglas…
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
…accurately labeled. “Consumers trust the USDA mark of inspection to ensure safe, wholesome and accurately labeled products,” said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears. “We look forward…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…the virus in grains, feeds and additives, and swine oral fluid samples; Work closely with officials in Canada and Mexico on a North American coordinated approach to ASF defense, response,…
Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works to reduce food insecurity and promote nutritious diets among the American people. The agency administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that leverage American’s agricultural abundance to…
President Trump Announces Tariff Deadline Extension
…indicated they would be making another sizable purchase of American soybeans. While the tariff deadline extension delays another increase in tariffs, industries are still working to address the damage caused…
Getting More from Your Bank with Farmer Mac Services
…lenders across the country on their farmland loans,” said Patrick Kerrigan, Vice President of Business Development at Farmer Mac. “We partner with approximately 700 community bank lenders involved in agriculture,…