Everett Griner talks about why the lemon producers wanting to stop imports in today’s Agri View. Lemon Imports You know we grow a lot of fruit in this country. It…
Apiculture Insurance Expanded to More States
…submitters to develop innovative insurance products to meet the needs of producers. Producers have until Nov. 15, 2017, to enroll in API coverage for the 2018 crop year. Crop insurance…
Funding for Research to Improve Livestock and Aquaculture
…University will investigate how microRNA molecules help regulate genes involved in milk production in dairy cows. Past grants include a University of Maine project that may help bolster the New…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…have done something to irritate OCA, like not agree to use only organic milk in their products. Organic milk production requires animals to not consume grain or silage from genetically…
NCBA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill: “Please Do No Harm!”
…each in annual sales. While spotlighting the benefits that NAFTA has delivered for cattle and beef producers, Frazier also discussed the ways in which mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling hurt producers when…
Improvements to Margin Protection Program Advance
…free coverage for the first 5 million pounds of milk produced to $5 per hundredweight. National Milk Producers Federation originally developed the program as a response to the disastrous losses…
Tropical Fruit Contest ‘Share Mango Love’
…the silky coconut milk. It’s a great treat on a hot day, and you can even serve it as an elegant dessert! There aren’t many things more mouthwatering and delicious…
Bankers List Goals for New Farm Bill, Ways to Prevent Farm Crisis
…credit crisis. Testifying before the Senate Agriculture Committee Tuesday, an ICBA representative advocated for Congress to adopt a dynamic multi-year farm bill to provide continuity and enable agricultural producers and…
Agri View: Mad Cow Disease Cost
Everett Griner talks about how much mad cow disease cost producers in today’s Agri View. Mad Cow Disease Cost Now, if I said Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, you probably wouldn’t know…
Input Needed for Dairy Revenue Protection Program
…and would be administered through the Farm Bureau Insurance Agency. “The policy, very simple in design, allows a farmer to ensure their quarterly revenue from milk sales,” Newton stated. …
Agri View: Winter Storm Losses
Everett Griner talks about losses suffered by producers during the last winter storm in today’s Agri View. Winter Storm Losses Let me see if I can put this in more…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
…the county wine grapes, poultry, grain corn, milk and Bartlett pears. The SCFB and their members look forward to another 100 years of service to the community, finding solutions to…
NCC Encouraged by Appropriations Process’ Inclusion of Cottonseed Policy
The FY18 Agriculture Appropriations bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes a number of key provisions from the industry’s cottonseed proposal to help provide economic relief to cotton producers…
NMPF Proposal to Improve H-2A for Dairy Advances Thanks to Rep. Newhouse
In a meeting with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern expressed appreciation on behalf of the nation’s dairy farmers for the congressman’s work…