…allegedly told investors he would buy cattle from “financially-distressed” farmers and would have a seasoned veterinarian look them over. He would then feed the cattle until the optimum time came…
Farm Loan Rates Edging Higher
…than four percent. About 22 percent of the loans originated this year had an interest rate of more than six percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
…farmers electric power is one of their major expenses. Now a new way to meet that need is reaching more and more farmers every month. Solar power. Generating their own…
The Western View: Moapa Valley
…towards the Mormon Mesa But they weren’t the first farmers to till the soil of Western America. Indigenous natives have been farming here for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
…coli and Salmonella in cattle. She also leads international research teams to Mexico, Central and South America to improve food safety and security and to set up sustainable agriculture systems…
Beef Industry Leaders Release National Framework for Beef Sustainability
…emissions. The Public Comment Period will end July first. To learn more about the framework or to submit comments, visit www.USRSBFramework.org. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Analyst: Labor Shortages and Volatile Feed Prices Ahead for Meat Industry
A Rabobank analyst says the U.S. could be on the tail end of the second longest expansion of its economy in history. Rabobank Analyst Don Close told the North American…
Biofuels Group Files Lawsuit against EPA’s Pruitt
…manner “behind closed doors with no accountability.” The Association filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit given its “national implications” for the RFS program…
CBO Publishes Farm Bill Analysis
…House of Representatives is expected to consider the farm bill, titled the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, within the next few weeks. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agri View: Crackdown on Mislabeled Products
…jolted me. All the milk you are buying doesn’t come from a cow. It doesn’t? Some of it comes from coconuts, almonds, cashews. Even soybeans. You better believe dairy farmers…
Farm Bureau Hails Publishing of Food Disclosure Standard
The following statement regarding the proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “The proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, published…
USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invited public comment on the proposed rule to establish the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard mandated by Congress in 2016. The standard will provide a…
Pressure Mounting for Accurate Labeling of Imitation Dairy Products
…are getting away with it because of inaction by the agency. It’s a matter of fairness to the farmers and dairy producers and processors,” Baldwin stated. Baldwin had recently introduced…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Deal Needed within the Next Few Weeks
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week said a North American Free Trade Agreement deal must be reached “within a week or two” of the next meeting of trade negotiators….