…Washington State Republican Dan Newhouse. Organic researchers say the funding is needed because farmers and consumers both are asking for enhanced research in organic farming. From the National Association of…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…producers. While EPA attempted to address the farming community’s concerns related to the SPCC rule, the program presents many unnecessary challenges for agricultural producers. NCBA and PLC asked EPA to…
Farmers Union Confronts the Farm Crisis
…the administration, and across multimedia platforms to raise awareness for the crisis currently confronting farming and rural communities. “The farm crisis needs to be front and center of every major…
Agri View: American Grown Tea
…I think the Willamette Valley is the location of the new farming effort. Tea is grown in a dozen different varieties. Most of us don’t even know what variety we…
NFU, Coalition of Rural Organizations Oppose Elimination of Rural Development Mission Area and Under Secretary
…they provide desirable amenities and jobs. Underfunding, understaffing or demoting the Rural Development Mission Area within USDA would cause real harm to programs that benefit farming and rural communities.” Rural…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…The census paints a sweeping picture of the agricultural sector. It tracks changes in crops and livestock, as well as the evolution of farming practices and mechanization, from the power…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…Conservation Service under this domestically-oriented undersecretary will provide a simplified one-stop shop for USDA’s primary customers, the men and women farming, ranching, and foresting across America. “The men and women…
Agri View: Modern Farming Machines
…fiskness/DepositPhotos Case IH with “Follow Me” technology Old farming equipment still in use baling hay into square bales. Old agricultural hay machine autonomous tractors Old rusty farming tractor near barn…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…the federal estate tax—actions that could have a positive impact on U.S. agriculture and mirror policies of the California Farm Bureau Federation. “Having the president aware of farmers and farming…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…long as he doesn’t have any more rain. Unlike growers farming along the river bypass and dealing with floodwaters, Sutton said his biggest problem has been with spring rains, but…
NM Attorney Launches Probe of U.S. Beef Processors
…state has roughly 7,000 farms. The release also challenges any federal statutes or entities that he says illegally threaten New Mexico’s farming and ranching families. Representatives of the four largest…
Agri View: Changing Farm Technology
…and under study. In fact, statistics plainly show that precision farming has become the biggest change in all of agriculture in the past decade. Farmers no longer guess how much…
Organic Farmers Push for Welfare Standards Implementation
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TPP Nations Meet in Canada to Discuss Future of Pact
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