…In the United States, 97 percent of farms are family owned, and the percentage of family-owned farms globally is 90 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…workers, Nassif says “we cannot afford to exacerbate this problem by threatening to deport our farmworkers, which the Administration clearly understands.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Purdue Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slip in Confidence
…producer sentiment was driven by weaker expectations about the future as the Index of Future Expectations fell to 126 – 22 points lower than a month earlier. From the National…
Senate Ag Appropriator Says no Budget Cuts this Fiscal Year
…expires. Republican leaders in Congress remain confident an agreement on a spending measure will be reached, avoiding any potential government shutdown. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Perdue Vote Won’t Happen This Week
…The groups added there is a growing list of issues at USDA, “particularly given the troubling economic conditions in rural America.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
…Everest, KS, On Behalf of Independent Community Bankers of America Mr. Scott Marlow, Executive Director, Rural Advancement Foundation International USA, Pittsboro, NC, On behalf of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) suggests otherwise. In essence, the NWF study argues that many corn ethanol plants were built in the middle of the native grassland prairie of the…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
The National Cotton Council (NCC) looks forward to working with the House and Senate agriculture committees and with other agricultural organizations to gain passage of a farm bill that effectively…
Subcommittee Continues Examination of Farm Policy
…Crawford’s opening statement and the archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Ronnie Lee, Chairman, National Cotton Council, Bronwood, GA Mr. Blake Gerard, Chairman, USA Rice Farmers Board of Directors,…
Protectionist Trade Rhetoric Not Beneficial for Global Ag Companies
…“any form of protectionism or nationalism, on the whole, is not beneficial for a company like ours, or any global company.” While Allen notes that a border adjustment tax slapping…
Canada Attempting to Deepen Trade Ties with China
…and to send more Canadian students to China. There’s little word yet what any expanded trade ties would mean for Canadian agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Guatemala to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Chicken Products
…Guatemala totaled $82 million in 2016, about eight percent of the country’s total U.S. agricultural imports of $1.1 billion last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…National Barley Growers Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cotton Council National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Milk Producers Federation National Peach Council National Pork Producers Council National Potato Council…
Report Highlights Changes in Community Supported Agriculture Business Model
…University of Kentucky. In addition to preparing the case studies, University of Kentucky researchers, led by principal investigators Timothy Woods and Matthew Ernst, conducted a national survey of CSA managers…