California continues to lead in certified farms, acres, sales Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic…
National Farm Safety Week
…week is National Farm Safety & Health Week. It’s a time for everyone involved in agriculture to reflect and revisit the importance of safety on farms and ranches. The theme…
Farm Aid Concert Served Certified Humane Meats
…“foods sourced from family farms committed to sustainability and offering a fair price to growers,” according to organizers. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports that Niman Ranch Certified Humane meats will…
FSMA Agricultural Water Compliance Extension?
…farms to comply by January 26, 2022. Small farms would have until January 26, 2023, and very small farms would have until January 26, 2024, before compliance is required. The…
OTA Files Lawsuit Against USDA Over Organic Livestock Standards
…should not apply to organic standards because they are voluntary and are required only of those farms and businesses that opt in to be certified organic. OTA CEO Laura Batcha…
Study: Organic Farming Reduces Carbon Emissions
…Organic Center. The study finds that on average, organic farms have 44 percent higher levels of humic acid, the component of soil that sequesters carbon over the long term, than…
Trump Renewed Call for Full Repeal of Estate Tax
…the long-fought cause of agriculture to end the tax levied at death. Tax But Wolff acknowledges the partisan fight ahead as critics argue that last year just 153 farms out…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…current tax code is…leading toward more fragmentation of farms and ranches, which is not good for the environment or our ranchers and farmers.” Over the coming weeks, NCBA will roll…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated his strong support for President Trump’s tax reform agenda, as the president outlined in North Dakota. Perdue issued the following statement: “Farming is…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, and the U.S. Grains Council are calling upon the U.S. government to develop an immediate response to Brazil’s newly implemented tariffs on U.S. ethanol…
Farmers Looking for Relief in Tax Reform
…Congress in any tax reform package. Relief Wolff says there is a lot of talk about lowering corporate tax rates but says business structures vary for farms, most of which…
Honeybees and Beer
…become big business. Brewers will either pair up with local beekeepers to provide honey for certain beers or bring the hives directly onto the farms where they also grow other…
HSUS Seeks Cage-free Eggs, Crate-free Pork, in California
…and other groups filed ballot language that would require eggs produced and sold in the state to come from cage-free birds, and that pork sold come from farms that do…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…expected to be substantial. High-speed winds tore apart cotton modules leaving them scattered throughout fields and gin yards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates approximately $150 million worth of cotton…