People who attended the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2018 Stakeholders Summit earlier this month discussed the farmer, the consumer and nutritional value food labels that connect the two. Other topics included…
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
…Lighthizer tells lawmakers he’s taking steps to tackle Canada’s milk pricing program, which American dairy farmers want killed in NAFTA 2.0. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
St. Louis Fed Survey Shows Farm Income Down Once Again
…of farmers using off-farm income to maintain cash flow. 41 percent of the banks said that 25 percent of their farmer-customers had off-farm income. More than half of the banks…
Agri View: Who Loses in the Event of a Trade War?
Everett Griner talks about what the threat of a trade war has done to farmers in today’s Agri View. Everett looks at how the talk about a trade war has…
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
…rising foreign subsidies, tariffs and trade barriers” that harm agriculture. As the Trump administration works to hold trading partners accountable, Conaway says Congress should do also stand up for farmers…
Wheat Growers Talk Farm Bill with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
…income of wheat farmers is expected to decline more than 21 percent this year from last year, combining with low commodity prices and a suffering ag economy, all reasons “strong…
NCGA 2018 Yield Contest Online Entry Now Open
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is inviting farmers to register early for the organization’s National Corn Yield Contest. As farmers are in the fields planting corn, an early registration…
Agri View: Agriculture Trade Problems
Everett Griner talks about trade problems in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses how this will affect export possibilities for the producers. Farmers were one of President Trump’s largest support groups…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
…system.” “American farmers are the most productive and competitive in the world, and with free and fair trade, they always do well in the international marketplace,” Secretary Perdue said. “India…
Co-ops Support California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Dairy Farmers of America and Land O’Lakes, Inc., announced their shared support of the proposal this week. In a joint statement, the three cooperatives said they “believe the proposal will…
Agri View: Fruit and Vegetable Labor Problem
…is causing this price increase is labor. Farmers are dealing with two problems. Both labor related. In the first place, it is getting harder and harder to find the labor…
Secretary Perdue Commits to Prioritizing Food Waste Solutions
…totaling 43 billion pounds. USDA is uniquely positioned to address this problem by working with farmers, industry, and consumers to raise food loss and waste awareness and share best practices….
NRCS Resources to Increase Pollinator Populations
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working to increase pollinator populations by aiding farmers in making conservation improvements to help monarch butterflies and…
Farm Credit Loan Volume up One Percent
…year. President and CEO of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation Tracey McCabe says the system remains “well-positioned” to support farmers as they face challenges this year. Net interest…