…form SHP’s operating and data collection structure, while recognizing common goals. For more, visit soilhealthpartnership.org. Image: Crotalaria, cover crop keeps soil moisture, improves damage farmland, treats sour and acid soil….
Western View: Green is the New Angry
I know that sometimes, I am incredibly naive. I tend to trust that people mean what they say. I tend to believe that politicians may seem wrong-headed but they have…
Estate Tax Proposed Changes Would Lose Court Battles
…of interest when there are restrictions attached, such as on liquidation and voting rights. The American Farm Bureau Federation and its state organizations, including Kansas, plan to request the IRS…
Agri View: Imported Insects and Diseases
…leads to my point. Every major insect or disease that American farmers encounter came from some other country. Will there ever be a way to stop it? Don’t bet your…
American Butter Institute Board Elects New Leadership
John Ellenberger of Land O’ Lakes, Inc. was elected the new president of the American Butter Institute at the group’s Board of Directors’ meeting in mid-October. The board also designated…
Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Lowest Level Since Recession
…Goss says lower grain prices and a 19 percent drop in livestock prices over the last 12 months have contributed to the drop. Also tracked by the survey, the farmland…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
A lot of pork production and slowing Chinese pork imports are going to pressure American pork prices in the next several months, according to Rabobank in its latest quarterly Pork…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
Ag advisers from the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns took center stage at a recent forum on American agricultural issues. Ag topics haven’t been front and center in the…
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
…for work with Native American stakeholders to develop a self-sustaining organic tribal bison production system. Another project with Downstream Strategies, LLC, produced a report, Overcoming the Market Barriers to Organic…
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
…these groups include district representatives who have worked on the ground with American producers for decades,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “We hope NRCS will include these groups when prioritizing…
Industry Calls for Clearing up of Organic Marketing
The organic industry wants more certification for organic products. The Organic Trade Association told public officials during a Thursday roundtable consumers need to trust organic marketing of products beyond food….
Agri View: Say Cheese!
…as much as $150 million. Actually, the problem could be managed without the governments help at all if every American family bought one pound of cheese. How did we get…
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…rather than children, although the children may earn income generated by the trust’s assets. With this type of trust, Guth said, the children may change the terms of the distribution….
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…– New Markets, New Opportunities USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent…