…prices. In a three-tweet thread on Twitter, Grassley says Conaway should tell farmers why “I’m wrong for wanting to limit farm subsidies to FARMERS and not WALL ST Bankers living…
Agri View: Use of Water on the Farm
…It causes a lot of people to complain. Farmers uses to much water. Think about what would happen if farmers stopped using it. There would be a lot of empty…
Dairy Farmers Have Until June 1 to Apply for Improved Safety Net under MPP
Many Participants Will Receive Payments Beginning in Early June The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds dairy farmers of the June 1 deadline to enroll in the improved Margin Protection…
H-2A Agricultural Worker Visa Modernization Joint Cabinet Statement
…to our farmers has been clear since the day his Administration began: “From that day on, we have been working every day to deliver for America’s farmers just as they…
U.S.-China Trade War a Win For Other Nations?
…who have all but maxed out their growable acres. China is also encouraging its own soybean farmers to increase their production. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality
…programs.” Funding will focus on developing seeds that help farmers combat the challenges they face in today’s growing environments. The Act ensures federal investments to support farmers and researchers who…
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
…some of the profit pools that are in the hands of major agrochemical companies could wind up in the hands of farmers and equipment manufacturers. While still in its infancy,…
Agri View: The Fight with Field Runoff
Everett Griner talks about field runoff problems continuing in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us about the efforts of a group of farmers to try to better this situation. You…
Funding Available for Agricultural Equipment Replacement
A new program offers California farmers an opportunity to access funding assistance for agricultural equipment replacement. The purpose of the program from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is to…
Farmers for Free Trade Suggestions on Improving China/U.S. Trade Relations
Farmers for Free Trade call the framework of a trade agreement between the U.S. and China as a good first step toward ending tensions that have hurt American agriculture. The…
Farmers Union Wants Immediate Action on E15 Waiver
The Environmental Protection Agency’s delay in allowing year-round use of E15 gasoline threatens to harm markets for family farmers. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson wrote a letter to EPA…
House Members Want Thailand Ban of U.S. Pork Ended
…pork. “We thank Representatives Young and Kind for leading this call to action on behalf of America’s pork producers and other farmers,” he says. The Office of the U.S. Trade…
Organic Farmers Association Applauds Organic Checkoff Withdrawal
The Organic Farmers Association is happy the U.S. Department of Agriculture took action to terminate the rulemaking process to establish a mandatory national research and promotion program for organic. The…
Agri View: Trade War and Red Meat Exports
…on the consumer. Here is why farmers and all of agriculture are so concerned about a trade war. Looking at export figures up to the beginning of this year, there…