…for U.S. producers. The Obama Administration and USDA will continue to press trading partners to eliminate unfair barriers to trade that hamper American farmers and ranchers.” Background Following the discovery…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
Now that Gov. Brown has signed the agricultural overtime bill, Assembly Bill 1066, employment specialists are working to interpret its provisions and help farmers and ranchers to prepare for them….
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…“On behalf of all corn farmers across America, we urge Congress to act now. Pass TPP and give America’s farmers and ranchers a chance to compete for the world’s business.”…
Canada Producers Share Agribusiness Merger Fears
…last week that Bayer would purchase Monsanto for $66 billion. Farm groups in Canada are in the process of gathering comments from farmers on mergers, including the Agrium-PotashCorp deal. That…
Duarte Nursery Stands Up to Federal Regulators
…asking the broad agricultural community to stand with him because of the very important legal issues at stake for all farmers and ranchers. “John Duarte isn’t that much different from…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
Affected irrigation districts, farmers and others have started poring over thousands of pages of documents that detail a state water board proposal to reserve more water for fish in the…
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…From: National Farmers Union NFU Asks Senate Judiciary Panel for More Oversight of Failing Antitrust Enforcement in Agriculture National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today joined a panel of…
Agri View: Farm-to-Market Roads
…system. Maybe even more. The Farm-to-Market road system began back in the 1950’s. Practically every state has its own program to provide farmers with good roads and safe bridges to…
NCGA CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing
…Growers Association and the American Soybean Association. Together, NCGA and ASA represent more than 500,000 corn and soybean farmers nationwide. Novak told the Senate panel that the two associations have…
NFU Joins in Promoting Safe Practices
As farmers are preparing to begin the fall harvest, National Farmers Union (NFU) joined in the effort to promote safe practices on and around the farm during National Farm Safety…
Food Products Database
…interface to make it easier for private food companies to add and update data. The database provides a transparent source of information that can assist health professionals identifying foods and…
Ag Confidence Continues to Decline
…results indicate that “bad has become the new normal” for many farmers. The DTN Agriculture Confidence Index is based on surveys from 500 farmers who are asked a series of…
National Farm Safety Week
Cathy Isom has a Farm Safety Week reminder for farmers and their families to make sure this Fall’s Harvest season will go off without a hitch. That’s coming up on…
Talk of a 2017 Farm Bill?
…there’s a real crisis this winter with farmers unable to get financing and bankers up in arms, “Does it make sense to do a Band-Aid or admit that the safety…