…includes significant USDA research. “Most farmers and consumers have no better friends and few harder workers than the honey bee, as more than one-third of all U.S. crop production requires…
USDA Seeks Nominations for the National Organic Standards Board
…resume, and an advisory committee background information form, must be postmarked or received on or before by Aug. 7, 2017. The 15 member NOSB includes four organic farmers; two handlers;…
Legislation Would End Cuba Trade Embargo
…American business owners and farmers.” Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi says the strategy of isolating Cuba has not been successful. “This bipartisan legislation would lift the travel restriction to Cuba, providing…
Agri View: Food Challenge to Feed the World
…means that those producing to feed the eight billion that live in the developing world will not produce enough beef, pork, and poultry to go around. Now unless farmers increase…
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman on U.S. Beef to China
…“wins” like the agreement with China is a good start to helping farmers and ranchers when it comes to trade negotiations… U.S. agriculture and beef groups have estimated that exports…
Statement of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on President Trump’s Paris Accord Announcement
…deeper into research to develop better methods of agricultural production in that changing climate. Floods, droughts, and natural disasters are a fact of life for farmers, ranchers, and foresters. They…
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…on local farmers. Food that comes from local farmers means money is put right into local businesses and farms. It also helps keep the cost of produce down, so you…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…a big price. Other farmers, who through the Depression years hadn’t been able to get a fair price for their produce, thought Coleman had found a gold mine! They began…
U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord Shirks Science, Neglects Devastating Impacts to Food System, Family Farms, and Future Generations
…concerns raised in a recent letter to President Trump, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said the President’s decision rejects science and U.S. leadership in an effort that requires…
Equipment Sales Show Ag Optimism Tied to Policy Promises
…policies right now, not weaker ones, and if lawmakers can provide that kind of certainty, farmers are poised for a comeback.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, in collaboration with Colorado State University, is conducting a dairy farmer survey to learn more about perceptions of the FARM Program…
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
…at a stiff cost for farmers. And remember before you can use H-2A you have to try to find all of the local help you can. And finally, there is…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
…after several years of steep declines, key agricultural markets may be stabilizing,” says Samuel Allen, John Deere Chairman, and CEO. That doesn’t mean farmers have started to replace the equipment…
Roberts/Stabenow: No More Cuts to Agriculture
…economic conditions for farmers and ranchers continue to get worse, but it’s still not as bad as the farm crisis of the 1980s. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…