…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…
Zinke Proposes New Sage Grouse Management Plan
Sage Grouse Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced a new plan to manage sage grouse in 11 Western states. Zinke said the new protocol would go into effect immediately, and…
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…
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…
Western View: Waters of California?
…any farm in the country. If it had come about it would have put most farming activities under the thumb of the Federal government. The new rules would have killed…
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…
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…
USPS Issues Protect Pollinators Forever Stamps
…pictured pollinating a variety of plants native to North America. ©2017 USPS On Thursday, August 3rd U.S. Postal Service Judicial Officer Gary Shapiro will be dedicating the Protect Pollinators Forever…
Trump Endorsed Immigration Bill Could Harm Farm Labor
…interpreted to mean those in agriculture, according to the Hagstrom Report. The Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy, Or RAISE Act, does not target the H2A program, which brings…