…farmers and farm-equipment dealers will make it easier for farmers to diagnose and repair equipment without accessing or downloading proprietary software or code. Leaders of the California Farm Bureau Federation…
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
…values for corn and soybean crops, and others, as part of the trade mitigation package producers may now apply to receive payment. The payments to farmers are based on 2018…
August Rural Mainstreet Index Rises, Ag Worries Remain
…rejecting a higher percentage of farm loans. More than half, 54 percent, indicated raising collateral requirements, while 4.8 percent reported reducing the size of farm loans. Borrowing by farmers expanded…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…And the resulting cost will ultimately be felt by American farmers and consumers.” The movement of seed globally for research, development and multiplication is critical for the ultimate commercialization of…
African Swine Fever Accelerating in China
…A Rabobank analyst told Reuters that “it looks like it’s accelerating,” and creating the expectation that farmers will start selling off pigs before they are forced to cull animals if…
Agri View: Artificial Milk Catching On
…behind the farm product is not what flavor you choose. It is what it will do for the peanut industry and the farmers who grow them. It will change a…
Ag Economy Barometer improves in August
…the Department of Agriculture announced intentions to aid farmers hurt by the administration’s trade policies. However, farmers were still concerned about a trade war, but they were somewhat less concerned…
U.S. Wheat Restructuring Efforts Close Moscow Office
…to refocus resources toward markets with the best potential to grow U.S. wheat exports and returns for the farmers the organization represents. Based in part on the significant increase in…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Agency regarding cover crop usage alongside cash crops, so farmers and producers no longer run the risk of losing their crop insurance because they used cover crops as an approved…
Agri View: Florida – Georgia Water War Goes On
…Florida. Obviously, nothing has changed. It is easy for anybody to understand both sides of this 30 year old battle. Florida’s principle claim that Georgia farmers were using too much…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
…to dismantle the supply management system entirely, but that negotiators will agree to change one rule that blocks U.S. farmers from exporting ultrafiltered milk to Canada, and also offer the…
Water Works: Diverse Opposition to the State Water Proposal
…in multiple agencies agreeing with farmers. The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), along with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) have both come out against the…
Almond Update: Teeing It Up for FFA
The Almond Board of California’s 2018 Almond Leadership Program team will be teeing it up to help raise funds for California Future Farmers of America. Traditionally, the leadership team holds…