…trade war with China would not be resolved before tariffs kicked in. The small rise in sentiment masks a larger fear among producers about the uncertainty of future conditions. Producers…
Final Countdown for 2017 Census of Agriculture
…original deadline because a large number of producers still hadn’t been counted in the census. If producers aren’t represented in the survey, they risk being underserved in areas like farm…
Kansas Announces Pilot Disease Traceability Program for Cattle
Kansas state government officials and leaders from the Kansas livestock industry announced a new program called the Cattle Trace Pilot Project. Cattle Trace is a unique public-private project that will…
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
…passed a bipartisan farm bill to provide farmers and ranchers with some certainty amid a tough economy,” Roberts says, “and we can add to this certainty for producers and many…
N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of Farm Protection Bill
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper recently vetoed a bill that would make it difficult to sue large livestock operations. A Farm Journal report says the bill would make it more…
NCBA Responds to Canada Tariff Hikes on U.S. Beef Imports
…casualties will be Canadian consumers, as well as American cattlemen and cattlewomen.” He adds that the NCBA may not know the extent of the damage done to American producers, but…
Agri View: Pork Exports to Other than China
…not replace all that China buys. It has the potential to. United States pork producers exported $6.5 billion dollars worth of pork to all buyers last year. So the deal…
Assembly Bill Looks to Address Wild Pig Problem
…the state. Wild pigs can be especially destructive due to their voracious appetites, eating grasses, fruits, roots and tubers. The pests also destroy fences and compete with livestock and other…
USDA Assisting Cotton Growers with Safety Net Changes
The Department of Agriculture is helping cotton farmers prepare for new safety net coverage. The Farm Service Agency is sending acreage history and yield reports to agricultural producers with generic…
Perdue: Trump Will Protect Farmers
…“we will quickly begin fulfilling our promise to support producers.” Perdue says Trump knows U.S. farmers feed, fuel and clothe the world, and that he will “not allow U.S. agriculture…
NPPC Wants Regulations Reined In Further
…examples, he pointed to regulations on the buying and selling of livestock, labeling meat, trucking, air emissions, clean water, antibiotic use, and organic livestock production. NPPC written testimony says the…
EPA Calls Off Biofuel Quota Announcement
…quotas for 2019. It’s the latest stalemate in the clash over U.S. biofuels policy between two key Trump constituencies, which are the oil and agricultural industries. Ethanol producers and farm-state…
Perdue Comments on 2018 Farm Bill Passing the House of Representatives
…House Agriculture Committee for their diligence and hard work in passing their 2018 Farm Bill through the House of Representatives. American producers have greatly benefited from the policies of the…
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…Producers Council House Approves 2018 Farm Bill, With FMD Language The National Pork Producers Council praised passage by the House of the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018,” which includes…