…President Paul Wenger said Farm Bureau welcomed the executive order. “Ultimately, the goal should be to provide farmers and ranchers—in California and elsewhere—the freedom to farm their land productively and…
Farm City Newsday March 10
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Kings County Farm Day Next Week
Kings County Farm Bureau is busy preparing for the annual event that best exemplifies what Farm Bureau is all about: Farm Day. Now in its 13th year, Kings County Farm…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
…sequenced by researchers at the Agricultural Research Service‘s (ARS) U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska. The breeds include Angus, Brangus and Hereford. The publicly accessible information…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the leading federal agency for wetland conservation on private lands. Through WREP, states, local units of governments, non-governmental organizations and American Indian tribes collaborate with NRCS…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO, NMPF Mulhern Too many of the nation’s dairy farmers are facing an ongoing, daunting challenge: finding enough American workers to fill jobs on their farms,…
March WASDE Report Released This Week
…Broiler production is unchanged from last month. Milk production will rise as milk cow numbers are expected to increase more rapidly. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Kansas Governor Brownback May Be An Ambassador
…world hunger. They include the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Program, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Put COOL Into NAFTA Negotiations
…of COOL while it was in effect, but they’ve not taken a position on how to get the program going again. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
EWG Questions About Sonny Perdue
…state senator. They say there is “scant evidence he was actively engaged in farming, which is a requirement for receiving subsidies.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
…Ft. Meade, FL Mr. Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards/ Sundquist Fruit, Yakima, WA Mr. Jay Hill, Hill Farms/Wholesome Valley Farms, Mesilla Park, NM Ms. Laura Davis, Long Life Farm, Hopkinton, MA…
Farm City Newsday March 9
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California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…Statistics Service in Washington, D.C. Read the full citrus crop forecast report. The next USDA citrus crop forecast will be released on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at 12 noon Eastern/9…
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
…to approve a joint resolution of disapproval, which will fully repeal the final rule if and when the resolution becomes law. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….