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…
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…
Farmers for America – a Movie About the Present and the Future
…it poses some essential questions. Who will our farmers be? How can we support new and beginning farmers? It was an honor to meet Graham and two California farmers in…
Almond Matters: Celebrating Women in Agriculture
…the industry. “It’s an interesting time that we live in, in agriculture today,” said Jenny Holtermann, a long-time family farmer of almonds and agricultural advocate. “There is such a new…
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….
Agri View: Farming is Dangerous Work
…From high above the trees, how do you know where the property line ends? It is one of things that the pilot has to know. You see, the other farmer…
Secretary Perdue Testifies on Rebuilding American Infrastructure
…rail, the waterways of this country have contributed to our ability to deliver farmer-produced, rancher-produced products to the world in a very competitive fashion; and it’s very important that we…
Farm Bureau Compares Crop Insurance to Ad Hoc Disaster
…insurance, farmers know what the losses are and indemnity payments are made directly to the farmer. With ad-hoc disaster packages, the compensation to an eligible farmer or rancher may not…
Key Farm Groups Like Co-op Tax Fix
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and the National Grain and Feed Association are both in favor of a legislative proposal that would fix an unintended consequence of the Republican…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…U.S. agriculture. Now you can add your voice in support of free trade. Farmers for Free Trade is launching the Voice of the Farmer campaign. Visit http://www.farmersforfreetrade.com to add yours….
Study Finds Breakthrough in Glyphosate Resistance Research
…carry the glyphosate target gene in hundreds of copies, meaning even if a farmer applied an amount much higher than the recommended dose of glyphosate, the plants would not be…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
A native of Imperial Valley, Myrna P. Arambula hasn’t always been one of the leading female farmers in the area. The daughter of a farmer, Arambula would always have a…
Agri View: Planting by Zodiac Signs
…has noticed. Farmers have quit planting by the signs. Planting by the signs meant by the Zodiac signs in the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It listed the various seven best days…