House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson this week introduced the Dairy Risk Management Act. Peterson says the legislation would provide dairy farmers with a strong safety net to address…
AEM: First-Quarter Ag Tractor & Combine Sales Data Released
…negative changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, and the Department of Agriculture forecast of a decline in 2018 net farm profits. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Nat DiBuduo Retiring After Decades of Leading AGG
…Leaders in the California Wine Industry by Wine Business Monthly. He was also presented with the 2014 Profiles in Leadership Award by the Agriculture Leadership Foundation. In 2012 DiBuduo was…
USDA Proposes to Update Branding Requirements for Cattle from Mexico
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to update its branding requirements for cattle entering the United States from Mexico. The…
Trump’s EO on Reducing Poverty Promotes Economic Independence
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (EO), titled “Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility,” which calls for lifting American…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-11-18
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NCBA Files Comments for Regulating Fake Meat
This week the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlining key principles for the regulation of fake meat products. The comments…
Trade War Help for Farmers: All Options on the Table
A top Department of Agriculture official says “all options are on the table” when it comes to finding relief from a trade war with China for farmers. Deputy Secretary of…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-10-18
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Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides
…a rate five times that of the general population. The groups sent a letter to U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees’ leadership Monday. The letter states that economic conditions, like…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $34 million to help agricultural producers recover from 2017 natural disasters through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-09-18
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2018 Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…be affiliated amongst the other alumni who share a passion for conservation and are committed to sustainable practices in agriculture,” said Jack Thomson of C. Jeff Thomson, International, the award’s…
California Dairies Becoming Increasingly Energy Efficient
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is also incentivizing the further development of on-farm energy efficient technologies through multiple cost-sharing programs. “Because of establishing the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, we…