…and the American public.” The Agricultural Research Service is tasked with scientific research info issues facing agriculture, including long-term climate change. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Important Tax Deadline Looms for Farmers
…age of the American farmer increases, many prepare to pass on their land to the next generation or possibly to sell the land. “Right now, capital gains are preferentially taxed….
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), is gearing up for the 56th Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference. This year’s conference is being held January…
AFBF Endorses Bills to Repeal Death Tax
The American Farm Bureau Federation has endorsed bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate to repeal the federal estate tax. AFBF President Zippy Duvall said the bills are needed because…
Geneticist Edward Buckler Awarded First NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
…not just scientifically significant, but vital to the Nation and food security in the U.S. and elsewhere. Corn varieties bred for North American climates do not work in Africa, producing…
Maintaining Pork Exports to Canada, Mexico Critical
…services, accounting for more than one-third of total U.S. exports, adding $80 billion to the U.S. economy and supporting more than 3 million American jobs, according to data from the…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…up with policies aimed at opening foreign markets for American farm products. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a statement: “We viewed TPP as a positive agreement…
National Peanut Butter Day
…This Land of Ours. Download National Peanut Butter Day What’s found in 94 percent American homes, is packed in a jar either creamy or chunky, and is a favorite everyday…
Fourth Quarter 2016 Farm Lending Slows
…farmland values have continued to decline, both lenders and borrowers may be more apprehensive about adding new debt heading into 2017. A survey of bankers found non-real estate loans in…
CCM Supports Stay on Argentine Lemon Rule
…cure and is be transmitted by mites. “The President campaigned on a platform of protecting American industries from trade packages that create unnecessary vulnerabilities for domestic production, business, and jobs….
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…with growing Asian markets for American dairy products,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. Mulhern “While we recognize that TPP as it now stands has no path forward, we…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Re: Importance of Trade to U.S. Agriculture
Duvall “U.S. agriculture creates jobs and supports economic growth in rural America, and American agriculture depends on maintaining and increasing access to markets outside the United States. Trade is vital…
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
…with Canada, Mexico, and Asia will only lead to higher prices for American-produced beef in those markets and put our American producers at a much steeper competitive disadvantage. The fact…
USDA Proposes Revisions to Genetic Engineering Policy
…period from January 19, 2017 until May 19, 2017 on Regulations.gov. In an exclusive Q&A interview with Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, he explained…