…livestock because of wildfires and hurricanes last year. Politico says America’s dairy and cotton producers also have been looking for subsidy increases because of a serious economic downturn. The bill…
Ag Committee Leaders Praise Bipartisan Budget Act
…net for cotton and dairy farmers.” He says they have more work to do on behalf of America’s farmers during the development of the 2018 farm bill. From the National…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
…Campiche noted, “History has shown that U.S. farmers respond to relative prices when making planting decisions. During the survey period, cotton futures prices were stronger relative to competing crops. The…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Delayed Again
…and Agriculture (CDFA) recently declined a petition for a hearing to increase dairy prices, citing the much-anticipated FMMO final announcement as one of the reasons for denial. Western United Dairymen,…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…Valley, while also benefiting wildlife. This special RCPP Rice Stewardship Partnership funding is available to eligible California rice farmers in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo,…
Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
…threat of other court injunctions blocking the agencies’ efforts, AFBF court papers explain why “farmers and ranchers face the prospect of regulatory whiplash as the 2015 rule comes in and…
Cruz Hold on Northey Continues
…needed now on a number of issues, including disaster recovery for our farmers in the aftermath of hurricanes, wildfire and drought.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Florida Peaches
Everett Griner talks about Florida peaches, possible a new crop for Florida, in today’s Agri View. I recently did an article about Georgia farmers growing citrus fruit. Well, now I…
Highlights From the February 2018 Farm Income Forecast
…hog, poultry, and dairy farm businesses—along with all crop farm business categories—is forecast to decline in 2018, with wheat and dairy farms expected to see double-digit (percentage) declines. Farm sector…
Food Apps to Cut Down on Food Waste
…the Food Rescue US app – receive alerts when surplus eats need to be picked up (typically from grocery stores, farmers markets, or caterers) and delivered to soup kitchens and…
CME Group Mulling Changes to Corn and Soy Contracts
…new way in which the oversupply has been affecting day-to-day operations in the U.S. farm sector. Reuters says that farmers who rely on CBOT futures are beginning to lose faith…
Lobbyist Suggest Cotton, Dairy Fixes in Disaster Bill
Industry lobbyist for cotton and dairy say safety-net fixes are nearing. Key industry lobbyist told the Hagstrom Report they believe there will be fixes to the problems in the cotton…
Agri View: New Food Product
…“what kind of milk?” See it doesn’t all come a dairy anymore. The market for non-dairy milk products is growing, in demand, all over the country. Well, here is a…
Turkey Growers Seeking to Close Gap with Consumers
A new video series seeks to close the gap from farm to fork by America’s turkey farmers. The National Turkey Federation has prepared a new series of videos and resources…