…Specialty Crop Block Grant program through fiscal year 2018. The program is a much-needed effort to help specialty crop producer’s balance the challenges and uncertainties of agriculture production with improvements…
Farm Credit Administration Releases Quarterly Report
…issues affecting agriculture. Based on its first forecast of the 2018 farm economy, The Department of Agriculture projects net farm income to decline by 6.7 percent, with both crop and…
Agri View: Turkey Production
Everett Griner talks about 2018 turkey production in today’s Agri View. Everett compares the production to last year, and explains why it is different. Now, I don’t think you need…
Rabobank: Domestic Dairy Demand to Climb in 2018
…competitive as U.S. prices are below international levels and will be helped by a persistently weak dollar. “The optimistic domestic demand outlook, together with slowing milk production levels, could curb…
Agri View: Climbing Egg Prices
…raise a chick to a laying hen. Maybe when production catches up, prices will level off. The decline in beef, pork and poultry consumption may also have something to do…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…in the bill is a boost to the very important research programs by fully funding the Specially Crop Research Initiative and increased funding for Specialty Crop Block Grants, which over…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…as new provisions for cotton farmers included in the commodity title. We also appreciate improvements proposed for federal crop insurance. There are additional provisions aimed at improving conservation programs, the…
Chairman Conaway Introduces the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
…huge production losses and chronically depressed prices that are today jeopardizing the future of America’s farm and ranch families. “The farm bill keeps faith with our nation’s farmers and ranchers…
Agri View: Sorghum, an Unusual Crop
Everett Griner talks about sorghum in today’s Agri View. Everett explains why this is such an unusual crop. You know we grow a lot of grain in this country. Corn,…
It Only Takes One Person to Spread Invasive Pests
Each year, harmful invasive plant pests and diseases cost the United States about $40 billion in crop losses, damage to forests and vulnerable ecosystems, and expensive eradication and control efforts….
Agri View: Cattle Trade
…expert expressed it. “Our beef production expands, and so is that of Argentina, Australia, and Brazil. Those cattlemen will be after the same consumer market that we are.” I think…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…for Farm Production and Conservation. “The Trump Administration is moving quickly to distribute financial assistance to help producers recover and rebuild. It is important to get this help to producers…
Agri View: Peanuts vs. Cotton
…successful crop with a ready market. Of course, the rest is history, Peanuts soon became a major crop throughout the South. 100 years later, it still is. That’s Agri View…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
A bill introduced by a member of Congress seeks to prevent state and local regulation of agriculture by prohibiting any additional restrictions placed on agriculture and food production when a…