An American Farm Bureau official told an Iowa TV station this week that the outcome of the election does not seem likely to impact the chances of an early farm…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 was $50.11 last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. And that cost includes only classic items, such as turkey, stuffing, peas, cranberries, sweet…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…flavor, thereby diminishing a severe health threat to some 2.8 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies? Or that a small family business is working on a project that could…
Cuba Rejected Tractor Manufacturer Proposal
Cuba has rejected a proposal by two U.S. businessmen who are seeking to start the first American manufacturing plant in Cuba in more than 50 years. Cuba rejected the proposal…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
Southern California, which in recent times ejected the red palm weevil, has a new problem to ponder. It’s the South American palm weevil, which has arrived in the San Diego…
USDA Expands Working-Lands Conservation Opportunities through CRP
…works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures…
FSA County Committee Elections to Begin
…that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the…
A Big Investment to Stimulate Overseas Beef Demand
…more overseas demand for American beef. With strong encouragement from state beef council partners, the Federation will invest $940,000 from its reserves to promote beef in several overseas markets. For…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…funding is subject to fiscal year 2017 funding actions. American Indian tribes, state and local units of government, non-governmental organizations and individuals are eligible to submit proposals. More information on…
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…(a condition of weakened bones) in infants and children. Recent surveys also suggest that vitamin D deficiency affects up to 69 percent of American pregnant women. Higher vitamin D levels…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at…
Funding to Ensure Access to Needed Veterinary Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded more than $4.3 million to 48 American veterinarians to help repay a portion of their veterinary…
Farm Bureau Scores Big
Archie Manning Peyton Manning Peyton and Archie Manning will keynote the 2017 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show closing general session on Monday, Jan. 9 in…
Agri View: Holiday Traditions
Everett Griner talks about our original holiday of traditions in today’s Agri View. Original Holiday Traditions Thanksgiving, the original American holiday. Thanksgiving started the idea of traditional food. Turkey and…