…efforts undertaken by California dairy farmers to increase the usage of solar energy and install more energy efficient technologies will help protect air quality by decreasing the use of fossil…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
…product is sold in other states. A national coalition of more than 100 agricultural groups including the California Dairy Campaign and the California Farmers Union argues that the bill would…
USDA and SBA Join Forces to Help Rural American Businesses
…the collaboration between USDA and SBA makes a lot of sense. Perdue says, “I’m grateful to be partnering with Administrator McMahon and SBA to best help farmers, ranchers, foresters, and…
Growth Energy Responds To EPA Waivers
…profits.” Skor says secret handouts undermine the administration’s commitment to renewable fuels and represent a real threat to hard-pressed American farmers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Says Trade War May Affect the New Farm Bill
…allow farmers to be casualties if the trade war escalates. However, he did say Congress may have to draw up a farm bill designed to help producers in case the…
National Groups Respond to Proposed Chinese Tariffs
…otherwise. “As trade tensions escalate, Farmers Union is increasingly concerned that there is not a plan in place to protect our family farmers and ranchers who are always the first…
More California Reactions to Chinese Tariffs
…farmers and ranchers. China, the world’s most populous country, is an important and growing market for California’s agricultural exports. In 2016 alone, our farmers and ranchers sent $2 billion worth…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…demand for workers as production costs increase and would decrease agricultural output as farmers abandon labor-intensive operations. The result would be a 3.4 to 5.5 percent decrease in the total…
Ag Economy Barometer Results for March
Farmers are expressing concerns regarding agricultural trade, according to the latest Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer slipped to 135 in March, down five points compared to February, but…
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…net under a variety of conditions. The online resource, which will be updated and available by April 9 at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool, allows dairy farmers to quickly and easily combine unique operation…
Spending Plan Approved for Agricultural Equipment
…some of the cost burdens for farmers working to comply with air quality regulations. “This money would pay up to 50 percent of the cost of ag equipment, be it…
DTN Poll Shows Farmers Becoming More Positive
Farmers are becoming more positive regarding their current situations, and the future. The DTN/The Progressive Farmer Agriculture Confidence Index finds farmers are increasingly indicating a positive outlook. The index reached…
Farmers Outline Harm from GIPSA Withdraw
…and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sided “with big ag over small farmers,” saying the GIPSA final rule would have helped level the playing field between farmers and agribusiness. In the…
Ag Trade Group: China Tariffs a Tax on Farmers
A U.S. agricultural trade group says the tariffs announced by China are a tax on U.S. agriculture. Farmers for Free Trade, a coalition formed to promote agricultural trade, says the…