Courtesy National Farmers Union The National Farmers Union says twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States will participate in the 2018-2019 Beginning Farmers Institute Program. The institute…
Agri View: Farm Bill Work Continues
…Mouth disease pleases everybody. Most corn farmers appear to like what they have seen so far. A few think it doesn’t go far enough. Soybean farmers simply want a bill…
Trump Set to Launch Tariffs Against China
…agricultural products. China has even directed its own farmers to grow more soybeans to lessen the nation’s dependence on U.S. soy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Grassley Owns Lone Committee Vote Against Senate Farm Bill
…that led to his vote against the otherwise bipartisan bill. Grassley Grassley sought stronger payment limits to farmers in the bill, an idea he has long-supported. During a speech earlier…
Farm Bureau: Farmers Buoyed by Senate Farm Bill Vote
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “Farmers and ranchers welcome today’s markup and passage of the farm bill by the Senate Agriculture…
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
…dairy farmers. Following passage by a margin of 20-1, the bill now moves to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Farm Bill contains enhancements to the dairy Margin Protection…
Senate Farm Bill Receives Stamp of Approval from CFBF
…the potential to be passed by the end of June by the Senate. The California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) believes the bill provides some significant benefits to the state’s farmers…
NFU, Canada Farmers Group, Make Joint Statement Supporting Trade
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson made a joint statement with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture supporting agricultural trade. The statement was prompted by President Trump’s lashing out against…
U.S. Tractor, Combine Sales Up
…92,100 sold through May 2017, representing a five percent increase for the year. Farmers purchased 20 percent more two drive tractors under 40 horsepower in May, compared to last year,…
Agri View: Romaine Lettuce Waste
…in Arizona. Nearly 100 people in 15 states were hospitalized. You see, California farmers grow more Romaine lettuce than Arizona. Tons of good, healthy, Romaine lettuce grown in California were…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program
Re-enrollment Continues Through June 22, Dairy producers urged to act now U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the re-enrollment deadline for the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for Dairy will be…
Mexico Calling for Flexibility in NAFTA Talks
…trade practices are harming U.S. farmers. While much of the NAFTA discussion is focused on automobile trade, dairy is a sticking point for Canada, which is not backing away from…
Agri View: What Worries People
…had their way, there would be no meat on your table. That showed strongly in the study. Livestock farmers would simply vanish. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Farm Bureau Hails District Court WOTUS Decision
…and it goes far beyond the intent of Congress when it passed the Clean Water Act. This overreach and confusion has created a situation where farmers and ranchers would need…