…farm. There is an increasing need to further develop the next generation of farmers and ranchers to become skilled farming professionals. As older farmers begin contemplating retirement, those management positions…
McKinney Updates U.S. Grains Council on Trade Negotiations
…an opportunity to promote your products at the highest levels.” Deb Keller is USGC chair and an Iowa farmer, who says “McKinney’s role and efforts are evidence of the USDA’s…
Agri View: Feral Hog Problem Over?
…last resort. Poison. Everything else has failed. One farmer in Alabama has killed over 200 of these destructive creatures on his farm in less than a year. Total crop damage…
Turkey Growers Seeking to Close Gap with Consumers
A new video series seeks to close the gap from farm to fork by America’s turkey farmers. The National Turkey Federation has prepared a new series of videos and resources…
Farmers National Company Reports Increase in Land Listings, Price
…the market does next, with many negative factors looming. Low grain prices have depressed farm income and reduced cash flow, leaving less available funds for farmers to purchase land. Farmers…
Agri View: Agricultures Value
…the whole country, are more than just crops that keep a farmer in business. I have told you that one out of five jobs in America are somehow connected to…
Former AFBF Lobbyist Takes Syngenta Job
…strategy, and superior products and services.” Thatcher retired from AFBF earlier this month, following a 31-year tenure at the farm organization. Thatcher is a fifth generation Iowa farmer active in…
CoBank: Expect more Farm Bankruptcies in 2018
A recent report by CoBank expects the farm economy to tighten again in 2018, and experts say that will lead to more farmers filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy. DTN-The Progressive Farmer…
Agri View: Aquifers Water Dwindling
Everett Griner talks about the dwindling water levels of our underground aquifers in today’s Agri View. As long as I can remember all a farmer had to to irrigate his…
Two Dairy Leaders Join Dairy Council of CA Board
…is a third generation dairy farmer and co-owner of New Hope Dairy in Galt, California. At his dairy, he hosts more than 15 tours a year for local students, international…
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
Registration is available for the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) annual conference, Organic Hotspots: Revitalizing Rural America. The event is scheduled for February 22 and 23 at the Sheraton Grand…
Former Ag Secretary says Trump Understands Importance of NAFTA
…Senator, says pulling out of NAFTA could be devastating for American agriculture. “In the real world, this is so very important to the average farmer or rancher that’s out there…
Agri View: Time Changes Everything
…love and romance. The facts are the same. In nowhere do they apply more than in agriculture. Today’s young farmer wouldn’t last two crop years if he farmed like his…
Congress Fixing Farm Co-op Tax Change
…down on their taxable income if they sell their commodities to agricultural cooperatives. It appears that farmer-owned cooperatives like CHS, Inc., came out ahead of other agribusiness giants like Cargill…