International coffee growers are warning fewer coffee supplies may be in the future as coffee farmers are earning very little globally. The International Coffee Organization this week said farmers’ low…
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
…programs. Willis writes in the Farm Policy Facts study that the Heritage Foundation assumes farmers are in a good position economically, but adds the Foundation cherry-picked the data and used…
Agri View: Good Changes Coming for WIC Recipients
Everett Griner talks about how farmers markets across the country changing to accept WIC and SNAP in today’s Agri View. Good Changes Coming for WIC Recipients…
Environmental Working Group Keeps Eye on Farm Bill Development
…provisions of the Farm Bill represent a big opportunity to help farmers deal with the more serious issues they’re going to face regarding quality of life Opportunity The EW G…
Countdown to Census: What You Need To Know
…source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the country. Farmers and ranchers, trade associations, government, extension educators, researchers, and many others rely on…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
…U.S. (WOTUS) regulation and generate a new policy that provides farmers greater certainty in the future. NMPF has supported efforts by the Trump Administration since January to restart the regulatory…
Bacon and Chicken Up, OJ Too
…1/2 gallon regular milk, $2.07 and 1/2 gallon organic milk, $4.27. For many food items, the year-to-year direction of the marketbasket survey tracks with the federal government’s Consumer Price Index…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…Farm Bureau tax adviser Pat Wolff has urged that any plan to cut the corporate tax rate include farmers and ranchers. Taxes Republicans, meantime, may be planning to allow “full…
Census of Agriculture to Start Soon
…farmers, women farmers and others involved in running the business. More information and the web forms are available, at www.agcensus.usda.gov. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. USDA…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
…of dairy farmers in New York and Wisconsin. The U.S.-based National Milk Producers Federation earlier this year, along with the Mexico dairy industry, called on negotiators to address Canada’s policy…
Farm Safety on a Budget
…It’s a critical period for a farmer’s bottom line. The University of Minnesota says it’s an important for farmers to be safe during the scramble of harvest. Michael Cruse is…
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
Governor Brown recently signed the Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan bills mapping out where nearly $1.5 billion in cap and trade revenues will be heading. The agriculture industry is set…
Best Breeds for Livestock Guard Dogs
…a list of reputable breeders throughout the country. By contacting farmers who own LGD’s to see how they found their dogs. If they are selling puppies or perhaps even a…
Margin Protection Crop Insurance Decision Due
Farmers have until the end of this month to decide if they’d like to take USDA’s new Margin Protection Crop Insurance plan. Known as M-P, the program most closely aligns…