Another poll released this week shows optimism is decreasing in farm country. DTN-The Progressive Farmers released its August Agricultural Confidence Index this week. The survey finds that while farmers are…
Agri View: Farm Trade
…farmers. Relaxing trade restrictions began in the last couple of years in the Obama administration and continues. But, it has not ended. There are feeble efforts to end the embargo…
Farmers Looking for Relief in Tax Reform
Congress is back in session with a promise to work on tax reform this month. American Farm Bureau Federation tax specialist Pat Wolff says farmers need overall tax relief from…
HSUS Seeks Cage-free Eggs, Crate-free Pork, in California
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has launched a new initiative to force California farmers to adopt cage-free egg production and gestation crate-free pork production. Last week, HSUS…
EPA Considering Dicamba Limits
…dicamba herbicides. State regulators and university specialists from Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and North Dakota are pressuring the EPA to decide soon on rules guiding usage because farmers will make…
NAFTA Round Two Concludes in Mexico City
…however, “there is a will of the three countries” to get a deal finished. Dairy Farmers of Canada called a lack of policy proposals from the U.S. “surprising,” making it…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…to either a scrape system or pasture system. Over 1,300 dairy farm families in California are voluntarily working to reduce manure methane emissions by 40% by 2030. Dairy farmers have…
Farm and Biofuels Groups Urge EPA to Comply With Federal Court Decision
…the nation’s fuel supply. National Corn Growers, National Farmers Union, and the Renewable Fuels Association are urging the EPA to follow the law and a recent court decision, and boost,…
Whole Foods Launching Plant-Based Burger Joints
…burger combinations, plus dairy-free milkshakes, plant-based hot dogs and other sandwiches, as well as salads and sides. Whole Foods says Next Level Burger’s “focus on organic produce, non-GMO ingredients, and…
Saudi Arabia Nearly Doubles U.S. Corn Imports In 2016/2017
…The Saudi dairy industry is one of the most modern in the world and the country’s large poultry industry processes fresh product for domestic use as well as sales to…
Agri View: Farmers and Bees
Everett Griner talks about farmers needing bees to pollinate the crops in today’s Agri View. Farmers and Bees A group of European scientists has concluded that Colony Collapse Disorder is…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…Tax-deductible donations can be made to the foundation to help farmers and ranchers in their rebuilding efforts. All donations will be dispersed directly to those farmers and ranchers who suffered…
The Western View: Chile Festival
…it in honor of the hardworking farmers of the Mesilla Valley. Thanks for growing these great chiles. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View, brought to you by Citrus…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…estimates at the county level. Messer added, “Farm programs, vital to farmers in good times and bad, rely on NASS estimates based on information that comes directly from the farmer….