…producers to customize their insurance coverage to best meet their risk management needs. This flexibility is especially important for producers having both irrigated and non-irrigated farming practices within the same…
Egg Supply Dropping Prices, Pressuring Cage-Free Market
…historical growth patterns as low egg prices encourage producers to pare back production. The rebalancing of the market will allow the cage-free transition to be driven by fundamental consumer demand…
Disaster Bill Includes Cotton, Dairy Provisions
The $81 billion House disaster aid package includes provisions for cotton growers and limited support for dairy producers. The National Farmers Union says both cotton and dairy farmers need appropriations…
Wendy’s to Reduce Antibiotics Use in Beef Supply Chain
…Starting next year, Wendy’s will source about 15 percent of its beef from producers that have committed to a 20 percent reduction of the only medically important antibiotic product routinely…
Farm Co-ops Get Section 199 Fix in Tax Bill
…the tax legislation would result in a tax increase on farmers if the deduction was removed in the bill, as planned. National Milk Producers Federation President Jim Mulhern says the…
Organic Trade Association Filed Complaint About Organic Livestock Rule
…withdrawing the rule. However, Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts, who has consistently opposed the rule, says the move by USDA means organic livestock and poultry producers “can rest assured that…
Agri View: Political Questions and Issues
Everett Griner talks about some of the political questions and issues facing agriculture producers in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses what Congress has been most focused on, taxes and foreign…
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…communities, and improve their bottom lines,” said Rob Johansson, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “Today’s announcement supports our efforts to help producers build economically-strong and resilient…
CDFA Announces Funding for Dairy Digester Development Program
…economic benefit for our dairy producers.” CDFA will allocate between $61-$75 million for potential projects. The final sum will depend on the needs of successful grant applicants. Additional funds have…
Agri View: Two Crops in One
Everett Griner talks about how peanuts have developed into two lucrative crops for producers in today’s Agri View. Two Crops in One Image credit: Peanut Hay/Linda Luttrell/Pinterest…
Lighthizer defends U.S. Ag in WTO Meeting
…a proposed permanent exemption for market price supports for certain major ag producers. India and other countries have tried to create an ongoing loophole for certain types of price support…
Oil and Ethanol Supporters Get Together to Talk RFS
…biofuel credits the Environmental Protection Agency uses to ensure that refiners are blending the required amounts of biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply. Ethanol producers and supporters have been doubtful…
Legislators Educated During California Healthy Soils Week
…a means to highlight “the different ways that we assist and facilitate growers and producers, whether that be helping them increase production or decrease inputs, things along those lines,” Borum…
Secretary Perdue Welcomes WTO Statement on MRLs
…health, facilitating trade and enabling agricultural producers to meet the challenge of feeding a growing global population. With this statement, we take a step further in that direction. “We look…