…the needs of nutritional groups than America’s peanut farmers and processors. When a food crisis strikes they stand ready to help. Just recently they donated 30,000 jars of peanut butter…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…ranchers. “Farmers and ranchers must focus on showing up and staying unified,” Rice said. “If agriculture isn’t engaged or becomes fractured, we jeopardize our own future.” As DWR receives notifications…
Senate Ag to Hold Farm Economy Hearing
…rural economy because our farmers and families are already doing more with less.” Witnesses for the hearing have not been determined but will be announced before the hearing. From the…
Trump Plan to Balance Budget Includes Farm Subsidy Cuts
…the elimination of credits and deductions, a move opposed by agriculture groups who say farmers need both. Bloomberg News says the possibility of proposed cuts to target price supports and…
Canada and Mexico React Cautiously to NAFTA Letter
…he is confident the move to renegotiate NAFTA will “result in a better deal for our farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers. “ From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Agri View: Weather Costly to Producers
…crop. The past 12 months have been one of the most disastrous years in decades for farmers all across the country. The very southern portion, from the Carolinas to Texas…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
California has the largest Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the nation. Our state’s farmers and ranchers are proud to play a critical role in reducing hunger and improving health….
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
…strongly oppose changes that might limit the current NAFTA’s benefits for wheat farmers and their customers, particularly in the Mexican food processing industries. Since NAFTA entered into force on Jan….
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…
American Farm Bureau Looks Forward to NAFTA Renegotiation
…Canada and Mexico to protect these important markets while also addressing issues that have limited the trade potential of U.S. farmers and ranchers. We remain committed to the goal of…
Stop Federal Water Extortion, Farm Bureau Says
Land managers in the West increasingly demand that ranchers who work federal land surrender their water rights to the government or get off the range. It’s extortion and a form…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…supporting research projects that address the critical challenges faced by organic farmers. The bill was introduced by Democrats Chellie (Shell-lee) Pingree of Maine and Jimmy Panetta of California, along with…
Agri View: Hard Winter for Farmers
…it is hard to imagine the amount of damage farmers suffered on that one night. Eighty percent of the peach crop was lost. Georgia farmers were expected to have the…