…agricultural leaders in a discussion with Governor Jerry Brown on the trade issues and tariff impacts facing California. The nature of California’s production makes the tariffs particularly important. “California farmers…
NCGA Welcomes Administration Support for High Octane Fuels
…potentially very good news for corn farmers. The agencies specifically requested comments on how EPA, “could support the production and use of higher octane gasoline” in order to support fuel…
Agri View: Necessities of Farming
…list of expenses in modern agriculture that farmers didn’t have in the beginning. You see, it takes a lot of money to put down a well deep enough to supply…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
…Fresno State who’ll be working with the farmers to help them to test the new production paradigms.” Information on the three CIG awardees can be found at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/cig/. NRCS administers…
USDA Invests in Healthy Food Options for Low-Income Families
…increases economic opportunities for farmers. Increasing the purchasing power of SNAP participants in places like farmers markets can help to increase overall consumption of fresh produce. “We are encouraging low-income…
Agri View: Problems Farmers Face Each Year
Producing a crop each year isn’t the only thing farmers have to worry about. Everett Griner talks about a few of the biggest problems farmers are faced with each day…
NACD Sends Letter to Farm Bill Conference Committee
…or Senate agriculture committees. “The current farm bill’s expiration date is fast approaching,” Van Dyke said. “The farm bill improves America’s farmers and ranchers’ ability to produce the safest, most…
Poll Shows Voters Narrowly Support Aid for Farmers
A poll by Morning Consult and Politico shows nearly six in ten voters favor President Trump’s $12 billion plan to provide aid to farmers suffering from his trade policy. Nearly…
American Soybean Association Joins Farmers for Free Trade
The American Soybean Association this week announced it will join Farmers for Free Trade. Representing soybean farmers across the nation, ASA is joining the bipartisan campaign self-described as “amplifying the…
Roundtable to Discuss Nuisance Lawsuits
…include leaders such as American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. Congressman Rouzer says the nuisance lawsuits being faced by farmers are “destroying livelihoods and communities,” adding the current climate…
Agri View: Farm Losses from Disasters
…thing for anybody. Period. Farmers in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, are still counting their losses from 3 devastating storms that struck last year. How many citrus groves, rice fields, pecan…
ASTA Promotes Safe Handling and Storage of Treated Seed during Harvest
As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply….
U.S., Mexico, Leaving Canada behind in NAFTA Talks
…for farmers wishing for the certainty a NAFTA 2.0 would promise. As for Canada, however, the nation is largely on the sidelines this week, as an international trade lawyer told…
NFU Urges Long-Term Trade Solutions in Farm Bill
…has pushed prices even lower in the last month, worsening farmers’ financial stress. While the Department of Agriculture announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers, NFU’s Johnson stressed the…