…General Counsel for the American Farm Bureau Federation. “That way, the AFBF and other organizations can stop wasting their time and resources arguing with the federal government over where to…
Improving Access to Voluntary Farm Conservation Programs
…Conservation Programs The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides cost-share assistance to farmers to improve conservation practices on their farms; However, annual federal reporting regulations required under NRCS programs have…
Farm Credit Associations’ Boards Vote For Merger
The Boards of Directors’ of 1st Farm Credit Services, AgStar Financial Services, and Badgerland Financial unanimously voted to recommend a merger of their three associations to their respective members and…
Grassley sets consolidation hearings
…mergers bring you to a point where they charge more than would otherwise be the case with more competition,” said Young. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Heritage Foundation Addressing Risk in Agriculture By Daren Bakst, Josh Sewell and Brian Wright Introduction Agricultural producers, similar to other businesses, face significant risk….
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…military veterans, and new and beginning farmers. “The Conservation Innovation Grant program is a highly competitive conservation grant program that helps put the very best conservation tools to work on…
Corn, Potatoes and Vegetable Production Practices
Over the next several months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) plans to visit thousands of corn, potato and vegetable growers across the United States…
Food Insecurity in the United States
…of the USDA Economic Research Service analysis, Household Food Security in the United States in 2015, which points to the lowest figures on record for food insecurity among children: “Today’s…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…service. From: National Milk Producers’ Federation CEO and President Jim Mulhern Mulhern Congress has returned to Washington from its summer recess for a brief period to work on the federal…
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Alexis Taylor is leading a trade delegation to Hong Kong and Shanghai through September 15. It’s part of an effort to extend…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
…more sustainable. The National Corn Growers wants farmers to comment on the EPA’s proposal at NCGA dot Com forward slash atz. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
ChemChina Secures Funding to Acquire Syngenta
…the total equity contribution to $25 billion. ChemChina will borrow the rest of the financing it needs via a loan package. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NFU: Bayer/Monsanto Deal Bad for Farmers
…Precision Planting. We urge them to continue to reject any deals, both now and in the future, that hurt marketplace competition. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
Efforts to enhance the food supply for the protected delta smelt are showing initial success, according to wildlife and water resources experts. They gathered at the Yolo Bypass to the…