…create and retain tax policies that support high-risk, capital-intensive businesses like farms and ranches. Farm Bureau supports many of the provisions in the House’s proposed blueprint for tax reform, including…
Survey: Consumers Baffled by Food Labels
…half of the respondents believe the majority of farms are run by corporations. However, In the United States, 97 percent of farms are family owned, and the percentage of family-owned…
Bats, Allies to Farmers, Return Home to Roost in Spring
…crops naturally. Farmers appreciate the pest control provided by bats and many look forward to having bats return to their farms each year, according to Long, who coauthored a study…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…Title I would enable cotton producers to access the risk management tools that provide protection during prolonged periods of depressed market conditions. The NCC’s testimony revealed that farms and businesses…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…fully repealed it will continue to threaten the economic viability of family farms and ranches, as well as the rural communities and businesses that agriculture supports. In addition to full…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…farms, producing just 2% of the milk supply, are paying premiums for enhanced coverage. The takeaway from this situation is that there is a profound mismatch between farmer needs and…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 4 Percent
As of March 1, there were 71.0 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from March 2016, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2016, according to…
Report Names Ag Labor in Human Trafficking List
…in the agriculture and animal husbandry industry, from corn fields to orange orchards to dairy farms. Some crops such as tobacco—the crop cited most often on Polaris-operated hotlines—require much more…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…of farms, and poverty. University leaders decide the specific projects that will be supported by an institution’s capacity grant allotment, which must be aligned with NIFA-approved plans of work. NIFA…
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…Rolls. “Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black has partnered with Georgia Organics on our 200 Organic Farms campaign to double the number of organic farms by 2020. His relationship with Sonny…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
…week, asking them to not pass the bill. Johnson doesn’t agree with the new plan’s proposal to base subsidies on age instead of income. “In 2012, 75 percent of farms…
Spinach Growers See Increased Demand
…resistant varieties. “Hands down, our biggest challenge is downy mildew,” said Nick Trebino, vice president of farming for Braga Fresh Family Farms, which grows organic and conventional spinach in the…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…the seasonal H-2A visa program does not apply to dairy farms with a year-round demand for labor, Congress must provide the agriculture industry with an effective guest worker program to…
USDA Targets $6 Million for Wildfire Relief
…Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts in a statement said he was “pleased USDA has acted swiftly to aid producers.” Roberts noted that farms lost not only livestock, grazing lands,…