…are our two best customers. Together, they account for more than one-third of all we export. That’s NAFTA. North American Free Trade Agreement. Criticized by some. But, supported by most….
Poll Shows Americans Support Tax Reform for Farmers
…death tax. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says Americans are ready for tax reform. “Many Americans know the toll that taxes take on our farm and ranch families,” Duvall says….
USDA Reports Preview
…that won’t sit well with traders.” USDA does have the potential to lower world demand because of huge South American crops. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
National Potato Council on Continued Mexican Potato Ban
…Experts from Mexico, USDA, as well as third-party experts, have all reviewed the impacts of importing fresh American potatoes into the entire Mexican countryside. The plant health authority has published…
Foreign Investment in U.S. Farmland Rising
…surge of foreign investment in American farmland and it’s raising concerns in Congress and among rural advocacy groups. Tim Gibbons, a director for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, calls the…
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
A commanding majority of American voters support tax reform, a nationwide poll shows, while most voters also support tax changes that would benefit America’s farm and ranch families. The survey…
USDA NASS: Cropland Values Stable
…in average farmland value, but cropland value remained unchanged from the previous year. The United States farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings…
Ag Secretary Perdue Speaks from “Back to Our Roots” Tour
…prosperity to rural America as well as get insights on what rural Americans want and need in the new Farm Bill. Perdue says it’s been an interesting experience for him…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…least 44 million Americans, including 19 million children,” Perdue said. “This builds on the successes of health-related incentives, with many of the projects being conducted at farmers markets. At the…
Egg Shell Uses
…to reuse that egg shell. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Egg Shell Uses Statistics say the average American consumes 250 eggs per year. That’s a lot of…
Immigration Bill Won’t Affect Temporary Workers
…the Hagstrom Report. Because of that, Senator Perdue says the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy, or RAISE Act, would not affect programs that bring farm workers into the…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
American family farmers and ranchers grow and raise organic foods for the nation under strict standards. Those standards are set by the National Organic Program under the guidance of the…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
Farmland is one of the most significant assets producers have in their portfolio. Strong land values are critical to maintaining strong equity positions for producers and good collateral for ag…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
Vetter The Trump Administration’s goal to reduce trade deficits by renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement is not a good one. That’s the opinion of former top Obama-era trade…