…Development Corporation, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Future Farmers of America Foundation and the National 4-H Foundation. Indiana Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly in a joint statement called…
Agri View: Boll Weevil Fight
…Weevil. Farmers and scientists never gave up. While the fight was going on, farmers continued to plant, and grow, that costly crop. Finally we conquered the Boll Weevil. Well, not…
USDA Announces Japan to Accept Exports of U.S. Sheep and Goat Meat
…first time in more than 14 years. “This success is a direct result of USDA’s dedication to helping America’s farmers and ranchers keep and find new markets for their products,”…
Farm Bureau Supports Endangered Species Act Reforms
…the only ‘species’ that have benefited from the ESA have been lawyers and special interest groups. “Farmers and ranchers want to take care of the land and wildlife. We are…
ARC-PLC Educational Tool Available for Cotton Farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is notifying farmers with generic base acres that planted seed cotton that a new tool is available to assist them…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…enhance animal care and food safety and support economic prosperity in rural America faces an impractical, lengthy and expensive approval process that will render it unavailable to American farmers while…
U.S. to Further Implement Trade Tariffs
…“without any international legal basis or justification.” An administration official told reporters this week the administration would “listen to farmers complaints” at a hearing next month on the tariffs, but…
Lawsuit Alleges Seed Company Intentionally Sold Subpar Products to Black Farmers
A group of Mid-South farmers claims Stine Seed Company purposefully switched seeds to sell black farmers a subpar product last year. The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association alleges a distributor…
Agri View: Luxury Pickup Truck
…utility vehicle. In the early days a farmer bought one and they kept it until they wore it out. A lot of farmers still do. The truck itself is the…
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
…fabric of human settlement and the human economy,” Scheuring noted. The plan to further reduce the amount of water available to agriculture comes at a time when farmers are already…
Cooperative Wants Price Floors on Dairy Products
While low milk prices and a trade war continue to make things difficult for America’s dairy farmers, a northeast U.S. cooperative is asking the government to step in and help…
USDA Applauds Housing Eligibility for Temporary Farm Workers
…a challenge faced by our farmers and producers,” Secretary Perdue said. “The seasonal workers coming to the United States do tremendous work for American agriculture. I am pleased that USDA…
China Tariff on U.S. Pork Now Tops 60 Percent
China’s implementation of tariffs on U.S. products means U.S. pork faces a 62 percent tariff level. The National Pork Producers Council responded that U.S. pork farmers now face large financial…
Japan TPP Ratification Brings Concerns for U.S. Wheat
U.S. wheat farmers are concerned with the recent move by Japan to ratify the updated Trans-Pacific Partnership last week. U.S. Wheat Associates says implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific…