Farmers are becoming more positive regarding their current situations, and the future. The DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index finds farmers are increasingly indicating a positive outlook. The index reached…
Farmers Outline Harm from GIPSA Withdraw
…and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sided “with big ag over small farmers,” saying the GIPSA final rule would have helped level the playing field between farmers and agribusiness. In the…
Trump Administration to Revise EPA CAFE Standards
…Growth Energy Monday responded saying high-octane fuels, such as ethanol blends like E25-E30, should be part of this discussion moving forward. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Dairy Export Council Seeks Market Growth in China
…2017 to increase annual U.S. dairy exports from the equivalent of about 15 percent of U.S. milk solids to 20 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Trade Group: China Tariffs a Tax on Farmers
A U.S. agricultural trade group says the tariffs announced by China are a tax on U.S. agriculture. Farmers for Free Trade, a coalition formed to promote agricultural trade, says the…
China Enacts Tariffs Targeting U.S. Pork
…damaged” the multilateral trade system. China also made a World Trade Organization filing last week to seek consultations regarding the issue. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
An Associated Press Report says drought has begun to tighten its grip on a large area of the southwest United States. Farmers, ranchers, and water managers are getting ready for…
Farmers for Free Trade Continues Ad Campaign Aimed at President Trump
Farmers for Free Trade released another television ad on Thursday as part of the effort to highlight the damaging impact retaliation from a series of new tariffs will have on…
Microsoft Working to End Broadband Gap in Rural America
…their elected officials and ask them to push the FCC for more white space access to help close the broadband gap. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Groups Get a Face-to-Face with USTR Negotiator
…about the North American Free Trade Talks and other trade negotiations. Farm groups representing commodity producers and agricultural processing associations likely expressed a lot of fears that tariffs against China…
Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation
A national coalition of farmers and agriculture networks, known as The Ag Defense Alliance, launched a new website providing resources and information about its case against California’s unjustified Prop 65…
Agri View: Farm Bill
Everett Griner talks about Secretary Perdue’s 7 point outline for the 2018 Farm Bill in today’s Agri View. Well, at least farmers know what is in the new farm bill…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Federal Milk Marketing Order, WUD is offering a series of meetings throughout California. On Monday, April 16 a meeting will be held at the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Tuesday, the…