Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan raised concerns with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency about farm program payments to deceased farmers. The Senators…
U.S. Ag Pays the Price for Trade Disputes
The Farmers for Free Trade Group released a report this week that highlights how American farmers and ranchers have paid the price in trade disputes. Consequences usually happen in the…
Treasury Secretary Mentions U.S. Possibly Re-joining TPP
…their reactions to the idea. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: By United States Department of the Treasury – Department of Treasury, Public Domain, Link…
Hatch: Congress Will Act on NAFTA Withdrawal
…are eager to deliver and are hoping the administration will continue to seek ways to get American products into new markets.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…see a great variety of vegetable crops and a range growing conditions and seasons. You may see small organic farms supporting the burgeoning farm to fork movement. Down the road,…
Wenger Headlines California State Fair Award Recipients
…to developing innovations to carry farming into the future. Wenger is a third-generation farmer. His farming operation includes sharecropping, custom farm work and walnut hulling. Wenger has served on numerous…
California Young Farmers and Ranchers Win Big at National Conference
The California Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) program represented the state at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada that took place February 16 through 19….
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 02-28-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
No Drastic SNAP Changes Expected in Senate Farm Bill
…Committee’s subcommittee on nutrition called the idea of a Harvest Box a “bad idea that’s getting more attention than it deserves. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
No Deal After White House Biofuels Meeting
…role in the filing. Other refineries, including RFS opponent Valero, are pulling in solid profit margins in spite of the regulation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
National Farm Machinery Show Sets Record
…NFMS is owned and produced by the Kentucky State Fair Board. The 2019 NFMS dates are February 13-16. For more information, visit www.farmmachineryshow.org. Image courtesy of National Farm Machinery Show….
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate
…the U.S. The preliminary injunction will halt California’s labeling requirement until a final ruling on the matter is issued by the court. “Farmers work tirelessly to put food on America’s…
Still Time to be Counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the first deadline has just passed, NASS will continue to accept Census information through the spring to get a complete and…
Support for Farmers with Disabilities Through Innovative Technology
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support for the Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities (AgrAbility). Funding is provided under the…