…know back then farmers did everything they could to discourage their children from becoming farmers. And with net farm income for farmers in a steady decline since 2013, some farmers…
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…again.” Another baking staple—butter—also does well during the fourth quarter, said Beth Ford, chief operating officer of Land O’Lakes. The dairy cooperative typically begins planning for holiday production and building…
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
…provides funding for activities that enrich the lives of students through exposure to farming and ranching across the state.” Funded projects include school farm tours with the Dairy Council of…
American Farm Bureau Strongly Endorses Pruitt for EPA
…cap-and-trade provisions, in which the nominee soundly took the view “that Congress has not authorized the sweeping attempt by EPA to coerce action by the states.” “In recent years, farmers…
NMPF, USDEC Statement on Selection of New U.S. Trade Representative
…while cracking down further on what is not, will help to expand global markets for U.S. dairy farmers and the companies that turn their milk into nutritious dairy products shipped…
AFBF Duvall: Nomination of Robert Lighthizer for USTR
…in the White House, Senate and private sector to assure favorable trading conditions for American goods and services. “America’s farmers and ranchers know unfair regulations, steep tariffs and senseless non-tariff…
Agri View: La Niña Forecast
…region didn’t get a drop of rain in October. It wasn’t just field crops that were hurt. Some cattle farmers were forced to sell some of their herd because they…
USDA Microloans for Farmers: Participation Patterns and Effects of Outreach
…in January 2013 with the goal of better serving the needs of small farms, beginning farmers and ranchers, farmers and ranchers from historically socially disadvantaged groups (or SDA—women and racial…
Debt-To-Asset Ratios Projected to Climb 13%
…into a similar spiral seen in the 1980s. 2016 was a challenge, whether producers grew crops, milked cows, or fed beef cattle. Farmers pulled back on inputs where they could,…
Transferring Land to the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
Allows for Transfer of Certain Conservation Reserve Program Land to New Farmers;Provides Priority Enrollment in Working Lands Conservation Programs Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam announced that beginning Jan. 9,…
U.S. Dairy Exports Quadruple in Value Over 10 years
USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the value of U.S. dairy exports more than quadrupled between 2004-2014. Farm Futures magazine says that makes the U.S. the third largest dairy exporter in…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in farm credit. The Department has…
MyPlate, MyWins Helps Turn Resolutions into Real Solutions
…five MyPlate food groups – fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy – into each day. To officially join the challenge and receive encouraging messages along the way, individuals will…
CA Leads Nation in Direct Farm Sales
In 2015, farmers produced and sold $8.7 billion of edible food commodities directly to consumers, retailers, institutions, and a variety of local food intermediaries such as distributors and wholesalers that…