…work to complete recent agreements that maintain zero-tariff access to three of U.S. pork’s top five markets,” said Jim Heimerl, NPPC president and a pork producer for Johnstown, Ohio. “The…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…FFA Officer John Bowne H.S. Agriculture Department Stephanie Vera Carreon Student FFA Officer John Bowne H.S. Agriculture Department John Bode President Corn Refiners Association Jennifer Hatcher Chief Public Policy Officer…
Senators Grill Administration Officials at Trade Hearing
…like the light at the end of the tunnel is a train coming at my farmers. They need to know there’s an off-ramp or an end to this.” John Thune…
Lawsuits Seeking Mandatory Travel Pay for Ag Workers
…was formed to organize opposition to the concept of mandatory travel pay. “California agriculture simply cannot afford mandated travel pay,” said CFF spokesperson John Segale. “There have been so many…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…other areas. Class 49 Fellows: Brean Bettencourt, Bella Viva Orchards, Turlock Adam Borchard, Association of California Water Agencies, Sacramento Luis Calderon, Reiter Affiliated Companies, Oxnard John Dmytriw, Index Fresh, Riverside…
Celebrating National Macadamia Nut Day
…in Australia and are named after physician and chemist John Macadam who encouraged the cultivation of the nuts in Australia. Macadamia nuts are grown on trees resembling large evergreens. They…
Wildfire Inadvertently Provides New Research Opportunities
…at the UC Hopland Research and Extension Center John Bailey. “We’re in this great place where there’s a really solid picture of what there was before and then now we’re…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Offers Startup Funds for Entrepreneurs
…the competition timeline and profiles of past Challenge winners are available at http://fb.org/aginnovationchallenge. Startup funds for the 2019 Ag Innovation Challenge are provided by sponsors Farm Credit, John Deere and…
Senate Approves Ag Appropriations Bill
…and border wall measures, according to the Hagstrom Report. Of the provisions in the ag appropriations bill, Republican Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota points out the bill continues funding…
Senate Names Farm Bill Conference Committee Members
…the committee, along with Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, and fellow Republicans John Boozman of Arkansas, John Hoeven of North Dakota and Joni Ernst of Iowa. Meanwhile, Minority Leader Chuck…
Senate Stalls on Farm Bill Conference
…last-minute deals and jostling by Senators who want to get a seat on the conference committee. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he and South Dakota Senator John Thune, who represent…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…the crosshairs of global trade retaliation. The following statement may be attributed to NPPC President Jim Heimerl, a pork producer from Johnstown, Ohio. “President Trump has said he has the…
AFBF Foundation: Apply for John Deere Teacher Resource Kits by Aug. 15
…Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. John Deere is sponsoring the distribution of 300 kits, each containing one copy of the Foundation’s 2018 Book of the Year, “John Deere, That’s Who!,”…
House Moves to Send Farm Bill to Conference Committee
…(NC) 2. Rick Allen (GA-12) House Energy and Commerce Committee Conferees: 1. John Shimkus (IL-15) 2. Kevin Cramer (ND-AL) House Financial Services Committee Conferees: 1. Chairman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05) 2….