Everett Griner talks about how modern farming machines make a difference for farmers in today’s Agri View. Agriculture is one of the most mechanized industries in all…
Western View: The Times, They are A-Changin’
…the Government be able to help get the facts out? Another major policy change is, Agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue withdrew the Obama administration’s attempts to improve the quality of the…
First Loans Awarded in the Rural Energy Savings Program
…(NOPEC). These are the first loans USDA is making through RESP. They are being provided through the Electric Program of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service, the successor to the Rural Electrification…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…use. Procedures The Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, conducts an annual grape acreage survey. The 2016…
PMA: Work Smarter, Not Harder
…Technology Officer Bob Whitaker headlined the event and talked about the history of labor in agriculture. “Agriculture has always been dependent on labor. As populations have come in and filled…
USDA Announces Delay, Reconsideration of Organic Livestock Rule
…may be submitted to USDA until June 9th, 2017 online at Regulations dot gov (www.regulations.gov). From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. rom USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Organic…
Global Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month
The latest measure of global food prices indicates another month of decline. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation’s monthly report released this week showed a 1.8 percent…
White House Staffer Called Canada to Sway Trump on NAFTA
…economic harm terminating the deal may have on U.S. agriculture. Perdue, meanwhile, said over the weekend that NAFTA could be renegotiated within the next six months. From the National Association…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…other cheeses during the same period. American-type cheese exports showed positive growth for the first time in more than a year during December 2016–February 2017. U.S.exports of dry ingredient products…
Georgia Lawmakers Ask Perdue to Ditch GIPSA Rules
…again under review at the Department of Agriculture, would cost Georgia’s poultry industry billions of dollars. The lawmakers say: “Rescinding the rules would allow livestock and poultry producers to market…
Roberts Suggests no New Farm Bill Funding
Leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee indicated there would be no additional money to spend in the next farm bill while touting the cost savings from the most recent farm…
Perdue Continues Midwest Outreach
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue over the weekend continued his outreach to the Midwest as he completed his second week on the job. The former Georgia Governor met with farmers in…
Farm City Newsday, Monday 5-8-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Changes Needed in Farm Bill Safety Net Outlined at Senate Hearing
…to a dairy farmer from eastern Michigan who testified in Frankenmuth on Saturday at a Senate hearing. Darrin Siemen of Harbor Beach, Mich., told a Senate Agriculture Committee field hearing…