…has distributed literature to residents, and public service announcements are airing in the affected areas. Find more information about the recent finds and view the HLB quarantine map at CitrusInsider.org….
Planning and What to Grow in Your Food Forest
…student volunteers from the Jasper Place Permaculture Club. By Dgbajer (Teacher Photo) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons (bottom left) Trees are pruned for backyard orchards at Hayes Valley Farm,…
National FFA Organization Looking for Convention Newsroom Interns
…specialists as well. Interested students are encouraged to reach out to the FFA organization through the contact page on their website. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Perdue: U.S. Ag in Dire Straits
…every morning and says, ‘where can we sell more U.S. products today’ and ‘what trade barriers can we take down today?’” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Possible Key Points in the NAFTA Renegotiations
…American businesses should be heard in American courts. He believes American businesses don’t always get a fair shake in dispute resolution. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
White House Sends NAFTA Redo Notification Letter to Congress
…Lighthizer added that the administration intends to begin negotiations as soon as possible, but no sooner than 90 days from today. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Tax Reform Central to Improving Economy
…farms to the next generation; Continue like-kind exchanges to defer taxes when farmers and ranchers sell assets and purchase similar property to replace them. Without like-kind exchanges, some farmers and…
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) helped secure several positive developments for dairy farmers and their cooperatives at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) this week, as multiple…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…invested $20 million in 75 startup companies, attracted $90 million of outside capital and created approximately 250 jobs. Farm Credit System members are contributing $31 million to the Ag Innovation…
American Farm Bureau Looks Forward to NAFTA Renegotiation
…commodities and products raised on U.S. farms and ranches. America’s farmers and ranchers value them as customers and trade partners. We will work to ensure the renegotiation strengthens that critical…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…declined 0.6 percent, milk per cow was down 0.5 percent, and the number of dairies decreased by 3.2 percent. The twelve month average price paid to California producers for farm…
Stop Federal Water Extortion, Farm Bureau Says
…of unconstitutional taking that simply has to stop, Randy Parker, Utah Farm Bureau’s vice president of national government affairs, told the House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Legislation known…
NAFTA Modernization Must Not Disrupt Pork Exports
…more than tripled, growing more rapidly than U.S. trade with the rest of the world. Canada and Mexico are the two largest destinations for U.S. goods and services, accounting for…
Grilling Season Poised to Increase Meat Demand
…says consumers expect beef, chicken and pork prices to drop in the next couple of weeks, compared to one month ago. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….