…year from farm banks, which are defined as banks whose ratio of domestic farm loans to total domestic loans is greater than or equal to the industry average. Total farm…
Ag Economy Barometer Results for March
…surveyed expect the U.S. to exit the agreement, while another one-third of farmers expect the U.S. to remain in NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Read…
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…(USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has set the enrollment period to run from April 9, 2018 to June 1, 2018. “We recognize the financial hardships many of our nation’s dairy…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-03-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. China announced the exact tariff hikes for the list of products they said they would focus…
DTN Poll Shows Farmers Becoming More Positive
Farmers are becoming more positive regarding their current situations, and the future. The DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index finds farmers are increasingly indicating a positive outlook. The index reached…
Farmers Outline Harm from GIPSA Withdraw
…and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sided “with big ag over small farmers,” saying the GIPSA final rule would have helped level the playing field between farmers and agribusiness. In the…
Trump Administration to Revise EPA CAFE Standards
…Growth Energy Monday responded saying high-octane fuels, such as ethanol blends like E25-E30, should be part of this discussion moving forward. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Dairy Export Council Seeks Market Growth in China
…U.S. dairy products at the university. Vilsack says China is a “top priority market” for the U.S. dairy industry and calls the university one of the best food science schools…
Ag Trade Group: China Tariffs a Tax on Farmers
A U.S. agricultural trade group says the tariffs announced by China are a tax on U.S. agriculture. Farmers for Free Trade, a coalition formed to promote agricultural trade, says the…
China Enacts Tariffs Targeting U.S. Pork
…damaged” the multilateral trade system. China also made a World Trade Organization filing last week to seek consultations regarding the issue. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
An Associated Press Report says drought has begun to tighten its grip on a large area of the southwest United States. Farmers, ranchers, and water managers are getting ready for…
Farmers for Free Trade Continues Ad Campaign Aimed at President Trump
Farmers for Free Trade released another television ad on Thursday as part of the effort to highlight the damaging impact retaliation from a series of new tariffs will have on…
Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America
…their elected officials and ask them to push the FCC for more white space access to help close the broadband gap. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….