International coffee growers are warning fewer coffee supplies may be in the future as coffee farmers are earning very little globally. The International Coffee Organization this week said farmers’ low…
Syngenta Reaches Settlement in Viptera Case
Syngenta has reached a settlement with farmers involved in lawsuits over the launch of Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Duracade corn traits. The lawsuits alleged Syngenta’s release of traits unapproved…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…no fruit and then a bunch of green fruit,” Miyao said. For those farmers who can adjust their harvest schedules, he added, “the question becomes, do they take what’s on…
Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
…American individuals, families, businesses, and family farmers, ranchers, and foresters. Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “The people of American agriculture work hard every day to provide food, fiber, and…
Coffee Supplies May Drop on Low Farm Earnings
International coffee growers are warning fewer coffee supplies may be in the future as coffee farmers are earning very little globally. The International Coffee Organization this week said farmers’ low…
CropLife America CEO to Retire
…serve as president and CEO of CLA over the next twelve months and will assist with the transition through the end of 2018. During that time, the CLA board of…
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
…programs. Willis writes in the Farm Policy Facts study that the Heritage Foundation assumes farmers are in a good position economically, but adds the Foundation cherry-picked the data and used…
Agri View: Good Changes Coming for WIC Recipients
Everett Griner talks about how farmers markets across the country changing to accept WIC and SNAP in today’s Agri View. Good Changes Coming for WIC Recipients…
Environmental Working Group Keeps Eye on Farm Bill Development
…provisions of the Farm Bill represent a big opportunity to help farmers deal with the more serious issues they’re going to face regarding quality of life Opportunity The EW G…
Countdown to Census: What You Need To Know
Only eight weeks until producers start to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture In just a couple months, farmers and ranchers across the nation will start receiving the 2017 Census…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
…U.S. (WOTUS) regulation and generate a new policy that provides farmers greater certainty in the future. NMPF has supported efforts by the Trump Administration since January to restart the regulatory…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…“Through the mid-1970s, farmers received about one-third of consumer retail food expenditures for food eaten at home and away from home, on average. Since then, that figure has decreased steadily…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…Farm Bureau tax adviser Pat Wolff has urged that any plan to cut the corporate tax rate include farmers and ranchers. Taxes Republicans, meantime, may be planning to allow “full…
Census of Agriculture to Start Soon
Farmers will soon receive forms for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service says farmers and ranchers across the nation will begin receiving the…