…vineyards. The University of California Regents will work with growers to incorporate highly productive organic no-till vegetable cropping systems in California. The American Farmland Trust will work with farmers in…
USDA Invests in Healthy Food Options for Low-Income Families
…of grants to encourage the purchase of fruits and vegetables. A total of 24 grants totaling $21 million will assist participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to increase…
Agri View: Problems Farmers Face Each Year
Producing a crop each year isn’t the only thing farmers have to worry about. Everett Griner talks about a few of the biggest problems farmers are faced with each day…
NACD Sends Letter to Farm Bill Conference Committee
…or Senate agriculture committees. “The current farm bill’s expiration date is fast approaching,” Van Dyke said. “The farm bill improves America’s farmers and ranchers’ ability to produce the safest, most…
Poll Shows Voters Narrowly Support Aid for Farmers
A poll by Morning Consult and Politico shows nearly six in ten voters favor President Trump’s $12 billion plan to provide aid to farmers suffering from his trade policy. Nearly…
American Soybean Association Joins Farmers for Free Trade
The American Soybean Association this week announced it will join Farmers for Free Trade. Representing soybean farmers across the nation, ASA is joining the bipartisan campaign self-described as “amplifying the…
Roundtable to Discuss Nuisance Lawsuits
…include leaders such as American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. Congressman Rouzer says the nuisance lawsuits being faced by farmers are “destroying livelihoods and communities,” adding the current climate…
Agri View: Farm Losses from Disasters
…thing for anybody. Period. Farmers in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, are still counting their losses from 3 devastating storms that struck last year. How many citrus groves, rice fields, pecan…
Cotton Growers Prepare for 2018 Producer Information Exchange Tour
…starting August 19. The purpose of a program like the Producer Information Exchange is to assist in the development of better efficiency. Learning from industry members in other regions can…
ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply….
U.S., Mexico, Leaving Canada behind in NAFTA Talks
…for farmers wishing for the certainty a NAFTA 2.0 would promise. As for Canada, however, the nation is largely on the sidelines this week, as an international trade lawyer told…
NFU Urges Long-Term Trade Solutions in Farm Bill
…has pushed prices even lower in the last month, worsening farmers’ financial stress. While the Department of Agriculture announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers, NFU’s Johnson stressed the…
Agri View: Farm Share Continues to Decline
…anyone who hears this, that those who campaign about those rich American farmers, don’t read all of the facts about how farmers survive. You see, without subsidies, most of them…
Trade Aid for Farmers Could Start Late September
…on Chinese goods. However, Perdue cautioned: “Obviously this is not going to make farmers whole.” Checks will go out to farmers “as soon as they prove their yields,” according to…