…out of existence.” Clinton said her economic plan would “cut regulations and streamline them for small businesses” but didn’t say how. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 27
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AFB Pres. Duvall on Urban Ag Act of 2016
…production systems, Farm Bureau believes this legislation will build a stronger bond among all farmers–rural, suburban and urban.” “This legislation offers services and support to urban farmers. The research component…
USDA Launches Cage-Free Egg Report
…Farm Broadcasting news service. From: USDA USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), through its Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News (LPGMN) Division, published a new report adding transparency to the cage-free…
Court Strikes Down Tighter Anhydrous Restrictions
…selling more than 50 percent of the fertilizer to farmers have been exempt from PSM. OSHA’s 2015 memo eliminated the exemption. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fish and Wildlife Service Addressing ESA Deficiencies
…effectiveness of the petition process to support species conservation. The rule was expected to be published to the Federal Register Tuesday. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Waiting on More Funding
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs more funding to continue distributing aid to farmers hit by low commodity prices. Vilsack said last week…
State Ag Directors Say Next Farm Bill Could Provide Relief
A group of state agriculture directors says the next farm bill could offer relief to farmers in the midst of lower commodity prices and lower farm income. The National Association…
Agri View: Labor Technology
…to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs. One grower said his labor problems are as crystal as his water problems. Farm representatives have met with more than one Washington politician…
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
…prices have increased gradually over time, the share of the average food dollar that America’s farm and ranch families receive has dropped. “Through the mid-1970s, farmers received about one-third of…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 26
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Iran Now Self-Sufficient in Wheat
…been bought from domestic farmers this year in state-sponsored purchases. That figure represents a 20 percent increase from the same period last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Ag Groups Urge Swift Resolution on Shipping Company Bankruptcy
…American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Grain & Feed Association, the National Pork Producers Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Heritage Foundation Slams Farm Bill
…Senate insist the current Farm Bill will not be reopened, and consideration of the next Farm Bill are sometime in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….