…a full year in the Trump administration, Politico says Perdue has gotten good at defending the president’s trade actions while assuring farmers he has their back. Perdue says the updated…
Agri View: Tough Year for Cotton Farmers
Everett Griner talks about the the tough year cotton farmers had in 2017 in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at what happened with the cotton crop last year. What affected…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
…modern farming equipment. The bill would create a task force to focus on the connectivity and technology needs of modern farmers who are too often without broadband in the fields…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
…producer and exporter in the nation, with more than $20 billion in exports in 2016. On average, California farmers and ranchers export approximately 26 percent of their production. Top agricultural…
CFBF: House Farm Bill a Win for California
…on the state’s ag industry. “This bill, the way it looks right now,” said CFBF Manager of Federal Policy Josh Rolph, “there’s really a lot in here for farmers and…
Farmers for Free Trade Report Highlights Damage from Chinese Retaliation
…a tax on American farmers. “They increase the cost of exporting, depress the prices of farm futures, and end up hurting the bottom lines of farmers across the country,” the…
Agri View: Wild Hog Eradication Efforts
…other than on farms and forest land. One thing these Farm Bureau units are doing is devising new trapping methods, and plans. And, holding meetings with farmers to show them…
Western Growers Endorses California Water Bond
…and appropriate levels of funding for improvements to our infrastructure,” Nassif continued. “Furthermore, this water bond would provide tremendous benefits to farmers in every region of the state. These investments…
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
…farmers, ranchers and foresters through flexible and effective programs,” said Northey, who is in Texas today visiting with ranchers impacted by drought and wildfire. “America’s farmers feed our nation and…
Farmers and Ranchers: Time Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity…
Agri View: Avian Flu Detection
…any sign. All that said, southeastern poultry farmers have been alerted to the dreaded virus being transported by wild ducks along the south Atlantic coast. It is not an alarming…
Dicamba Legal Battle Continues in Arkansas
Nearly 200 farmers have obtained temporary restraining orders against the Arkansas in-season ban on dicamba use. A DTN report says judges in three counties have granted restraining orders in response…
Wildfire Aid Amendment Included in Farm Bill Proposal
…to help producers recover has been good, it’s important that we take time to figure out how to improve ways to help farmers in the future,” he says. Two separate…
Cage-Free Housing of Hens Comes with Safety Concerns
…farmers raise chicks in flat enclosed spaces for the first 16 weeks, it may be detrimental to the bird when it becomes an adult and is moved into a new…