…this has helped to strengthen local economies for the farmers, families and businesses who call rural America home, and for all Americans who rely on the food, fuel and goods…
NCGA Priority and Policy Conference Yields Insight into Top Issues
…own unique perspective, a clearer picture of the overall views held by corn farmers across the United States came into focus. Again this year, as part of a collaborative initiative…
USDA Microloans Help Purchase Land and Improve Property
…begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property. These microloans will be especially helpful to beginning or underserved farmers, U.S. veterans…
Farm Credit
…act that established the farm credit system and it was really to provide consistent access to credit for farmers in rural communities, and we still have the very same mission…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
Everett Griner talks about the worst economic year for farmers since 2002 in today’s Agri View. Bad Economic Year From USDA Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated 2015 U.S….
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…Andrew Jenner Writer for Modern Farmer Whether they’re diving into 1,200 acres of corn or a few raised beds of farmers market veggies, beginning farmers need land. Getting it, though,…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…a new incentive option for almond and walnut farmers (and potentially others) to use cleaner harvesting technology. According to Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for NRCS in California, eligible farmers may…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…generations of southwest Georgia farmers with a proud farming heritage that dates back to the 1800s. As a daughter of farmers, she understands the changing face of agriculture over time,…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine 2016 Update
Quarantine expansion in Central Valley, continued vigilance statewide Agricultural officials and citrus farmers continue to work with California residents and other stakeholders to control the spread of the Asian citrus…
USDA to Measure the Financial Health of American Farms
Starting in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is contacting farmers and ranchers across the nation to conduct the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This…
House Passes Resolution to Disapprove WOTUS Rule
…from stakeholders, and even other agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers. American’s farmers and ranchers deserve to have a government that will review and consider their thoughts,” said Chairman…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…reaffirmed support for the protection of proprietary data collected from farmers, as well as fair compensation for farmers who choose to sell their data to third parties including other farmers….
Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President
…terms on the Women’s Leadership Committee. Cole Coxbill, a cattle rancher and crop grower from Wyoming, was elected the new chair of the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, which…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…or demonstrating technical skills or expertise,” Arnot said. In consumers’ eyes, farmers’ practices are an illustration of values in action. By being transparent and sharing their practices, farmers can demonstrate…