…access to Chinese markets. China has recently become the fastest growing beef market in the world, but U.S. producers have not had the opportunity to access the market since 2003….
California Farm Groups Opposing State Gas Tax Proposal
…Senate bill seeks the increases to pay for road repairs. However, a coalition of agriculture groups, including the Western Growers Association and several state commodity and livestock groups, say the…
Purdue Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slip in Confidence
…in the Barometer, which is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from across the U.S., followed a sharp improvement in producer sentiment from November through January. Although…
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
…securing additional credit has become a necessity for many of our producers, particularly our younger producers who are just getting their start. Access to credit, backed by a strong farm…
House Agriculture Committee Leadership Calls for Swift Confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue
…influenza was discovered in a commercial poultry flock along the Mississippi Flyway. In the southern high plains, wildfires have burned more than two million acres, killed thousands of livestock, and…
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…
Subcommittee Continues Examination of Farm Policy
…of the challenges all of our producers are facing when crafting the next farm bill,” said Subcommittee Chairman Crawford. “Between disasters caused by Mother Nature and the predatory trade practices…
Guatemala to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Chicken Products
…an agreement that will benefit U.S. poultry producers. Under the agreement, Guatemala will unilaterally accelerate the elimination of tariffs on U.S. exports of fresh, frozen, and chilled chicken leg quarters….
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…National Barley Growers Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cotton Council National Council of Farmer Cooperatives National Milk Producers Federation National Peach Council National Pork Producers Council National Potato Council…
APHIS Announces Public Meetings on Animal Disease Traceability
…regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate. The original ADT framework was designed to be flexible to allow States and tribes to meet the animal identification requirements…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
…health, and producer profitability, especially in rural areas of the country where most livestock production occurs,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “VSGP supports education and extension activities that will help…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO National Milk Producers Federation If experience is the best teacher, Congress should have learned an important lesson from the experience with the dairy Margin Protection…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service made several updates to the program last fall. USDA says those changes help producers better evaluate conservation options that benefit their operations while improving the…
Agriculture Groups Focus on Importance of Immigration Reform in Letter to President
…in both the long and short-term for all types of producers. The groups say farmers are facing growing shortages of legally authorized and experienced workers each year. The letter says…