Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this week announced legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate to support hemp farmers. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 will legalize hemp as…
Veterinarians Take to Capitol Hill
Nearly 100 veterinarians took to the nation’s capital earlier this week to discuss farm bill priorities. While lawmakers are on break this week, the American Veterinary Medical Association held its…
Deputy Secretary Censky to Keynote Farm Foundation Workshop
Censky A Farm Foundation workshop on rural Infrastructure Investment will feature Deputy Agriculture Secretary Steve Censky. A collaboration of Farm Foundation and the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-27-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Growers are feeling better about this year’s water situation with all of the weather seen in…
China: U.S. Has “Severely Damaged” the Multilateral Trade System
…and ethanol, among other products, worth an estimated $1 billion. The second flight, should China move forward, covers pork, recycled aluminum, and other products. From the National Association of Farm…
Trade Tiff with China Serves as Negotiating Primer
…trade war. The list of proposed tariffs by China on U.S. imports also includes a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Carrot Production
…lasting vegetable, few people are interested in its background. Well I found something that interested me. What state grows the most carrots? No…it is Georgia. In fact one commercial farm…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
Higher retail prices for several foods including eggs, orange juice, meat products, bagged salad, shredded cheddar and vegetable oil resulted in a slight increase in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s…
USDA Announces $8.4 Million to Support Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
…Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the 2501 Program). “The USDA is committed to reaching all farmers and ranchers,” said OPPE Director Diane Cullo….
NRCS, Partners Seek to Assist Bi-State Sage-Grouse Area Ranchers with Conservation through Partnership Project
…(RCPP) was created as part of the 2014 Farm Bill. It is not itself a fund, but a national program that provides additional funding to specific regions and projects through…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-26-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Omnibus Bill Includes Several Ag Provisions
The omnibus spending bill passed by the House and Senate last week includes many victories for agriculture. Farm groups applauded the inclusion of the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method, or FARM…
Spending Bill Includes Victory for Milk Labeling Standards
…mislabeled imitation dairy foods, a move the National Milk Producers Federation says is a major victory for farmers and consumers alike. Federation president and CEO Jim Mulhern says the bill…
China Retaliations to Harm U.S. Ag
…“It’s extremely frustrating” the administration is targeting the nation’s largest trading partner during a time of low farm income. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall echoed those comments, stating…