…“It’s extremely frustrating” the administration is targeting the nation’s largest trading partner during a time of low farm income. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall echoed those comments, stating…
Trade Issues Pose Farm Bill Challenges
…the farm bill, farmers testified about the need for continued strong export opportunities as well as business certainty from regulatory reform. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
…the plaintiffs are the Center for Food Safety, Center for Environmental Health, Cultivate Oregon, and the International Center for Technology Assessment. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Wants Input on Statistics Gathering Programs
…Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service and the World Agricultural Outlook Board. The U.S. Census Bureau will also participate. Leaders from each agency will provide an overview of current issues…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed his appreciation for the work of Congress to find a bipartisan fix for the way the U.S. Forest Service is funded for fighting…
Broadband Investment and Section 199A Tax Code Fix in Omnibus Applauded by Perdue
…are in rural areas. E-connectivity plays a critical role in establishing quality of life, access to healthcare, effective schools, and other vital services that foster long-term rural prosperity. The Omnibus…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Service to adjust its cap when its fire-suppression budget goes above the 10-year average; a pilot program to allocate $625 million for broadband service in underserved and unserved areas; and…
Central Valley Grower Receives Distinguished California Agriculturalist Award
…of farming and advising of the farmers.” Before joining Allied Grape Growers in 2000, DiBuduo had already been involved with farming all of his life. Over the years DiBuduo has…
Online Grocery Sales on Track to Being $100 Billion Industry
…Walmart recently announced an expansion of its grocery-delivery service to 100 metro areas. Kroger and Albertsons have also partnered with the online grocery delivery service Instacart to compete, with Kroger…
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…Service (APHIS) Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/farmbill. The public can help protect America’s agricultural and natural resources by being aware of invasive pests and the damage they cause. APHIS created the…
Farm Bureau Concerned About Possible Chinese Trade Retaliation
…to deteriorate, our lives as farmers and ranchers will become more difficult. America’s farmers and ranchers export more than $21 billion of farm products to China – more than 20…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-23-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
NBB Disappointed with No New Biodiesel Tax Credit
…the tax credit. For some small biodiesel producers, that can be the difference between keeping the lights on or shuttering down. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
…farm incomes declining, the last thing American farmers and rural communities can afford is a tax on the export market they rely on. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…