…billion in assistance to farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade agenda. Agri-Pulse reports that sources involved with the process say the payment rate for soybean farmers has been preliminarily proposed…
Agri View: Two Cultures of Vultures
…a lot of difference. The common turkey buzzard lives on any food it can find. The black buzzard can be a serious problem for farmers. A large group of them…
Commodity Prices Have Landowners Searching for Additional Income
Low commodity prices have landowners searching for alternative incomes, according to Farmers National Company. The company says this is especially true as farmers head into harvest of the 2018 crops…
Another Poll Shows Farmer Support for Trump Fading
Another poll shows support of President Donald Trump by farmers is declining. A new Farm Journal poll shows that while almost 70 percent of America’s farmers and ranchers voted for…
China Hopeful for FTA with Canada
…for imports outside the United States. The trade war includes tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, presenting potential harm to U.S. farmers. Free trade talks have also slowed between China and…
NRCS Lending Assistance with Wildfire Recovery
…containing the various fires, there are still some farmers who are dealing with losses from last year’s devastating wildfires. “It’s a situation where I want to be there and help…
Agri View: 2018 Farm Bill Near Completion?
…needs to keep farmers going. There are 9 title issues in this new bill al designed to make sure farmers stay in business. Commodities, conservation, trade and nutrition. It also…
AFBF, Coalition Seek Reprieve from Order Reviving Flawed WOTUS Rule
On behalf of America’s farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday asked a federal district court in South Carolina to stay its order striking a rule…
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
…Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., to a more “cost-effective” location closer to farmers. The Public and Land-grant Universities Board on…
Agri View: Sunflowers – a Different Crop
…View. Sunflowers – a Different Crop I see a small field of sunflowers occasionally when I am moving around. It is not a crop farmers deal with a whole lot,…
Ag Lenders Worried About Farmers
Depressed commodity prices, poor weather, and trade war ramifications aren’t just worrying for the nation’s farmers. The second quarter Agriculture Credit Conditions Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis…
Trump: “Farmers Are Doing Well”
…offer $12 billion in aid to farmers who’ve been hurt by the trade conflict. “They attacked our farmers by not buying from our farmers,” Trump says. “They know the farmers…
American Farm Bureau Coalition Fights to Stop Illegal 2015 WOTUS Rule
…Farmers, ranchers and others in those 26 states are now faced with “immediate irreparable harm,” according to the Southern Texas filing. “Important and consequential national regulations like the WOTUS Rule…
NAFTA Talks Reach One-Year Mark, Close to U.S. Mexico Agreement
…between Mexico and the U.S. are offering signs of hope to U.S. farmers and business in the global trade arena. Mexico says the list of items to resolve is “no…