…work together to find common farm bill policies. Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Richard Fordyce, who hosted the event, said the farm economy will face another two years of down…
EPA Violated Personal Privacy of Farmers and Ranchers
…the damage has already been done.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read more from the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau on the case….
WASDE at a Glance
…forecast for 2017 is raised to reflect slightly more rapid growth in milk per cow. Read the full USDA WASDE report. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Governor Signs Ag Overtime Bill
…authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez who spoke on behalf of the bill before it passed the Assembly last month. “We know that the report…from USDA that includes quarterly reports, we…
Duarte Case Helping WOTUS Fight
…to the negative impacts of Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ over-burdensome regulations like WOTUS is having on farmers, ranchers, and rural America. Video from: House Agriculture Committee…
Proposals for Delta Habitat Restoration
…obligations under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. At the direction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, DWR must restore or create 8,000 acres…
CA Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
Navel Orange Production Forecast The initial 2016-17 Navel orange forecast is 84.0 million cartons, according to a survey conducted by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total Navel orange…
Animal Care Training Webinars Offered
FARM Program, Merck Animal Health to Jointly Offer Animal Care Training Webinars for Version 3.0 The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program announced it is teaming up with Merck Animal…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 12
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
NPPC, Farm Bureau Win FOIA Case Against EPA
…U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its release to environmental groups of personal information on tens of thousands of farmers. In late 2015, a U.S. district court dismissed the NPPC-Farm Bureau…
Ag Producers Cut Expenses by Nine Percent
…for 64.7 percent of livestock farms total expenses. The average total expenditure for a crop farm is $189,710 compared to $164,591 per livestock farm. Farm Production Expenditures Farm Production Expenditures,…
Russia to Become Top Wheat Exporter in 2016-2017
…the expense of the United States, which has seen its share of the wheat market steadily moving lower in recent years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Vilsack: Clear View of GMO Rules Before 2017
…USDA will release a request for proposal for a study on the effectiveness of electronic communications of GMO information. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says the study is mandated by…
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
…review once the companies submit the required paperwork. The most recent deadline for the review had been set for early 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….