…in weekly price reports. The price reports are used by companies like Tyson Foods and Cargill to determine prices to pay ranchers for animals. USDA noted participation in the cash…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $8.4 million in grants to support minority and veteran farmers and ranchers. The Department of Agriculture says the funds will be used by organizations in…
NCGA Applauds WRDA House Passage
…legislative session. “Farmers and ranchers need to be able to get their products to market quickly and safely, and inland waterways are a critical part of that process for much…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…in the Senate committee report came from California. “Farmers and ranchers here have seen firsthand that the abuses outlined in this report aren’t theoretical—they’re real,” Wenger said. The chairman of…
Organic Research and Extension Programs Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released details of 26 grants that will help organic farmers and ranchers improve business operations and bring…
AFB Pres. Duvall on Urban Ag Act of 2016
Duvall Statement by Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation “Regardless of where or how America’s farmers and ranchers produce food, giving them the technology and tools to succeed supports…
Vilsack Announces Sorghum Board Appointments
…by certified sorghum producer organizations. Since 1966, Congress has authorized the establishment of 22 industry-funded research and promotion boards. They empower farmers and ranchers to leverage their own resources to…
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…for U.S. producers. The Obama Administration and USDA will continue to press trading partners to eliminate unfair barriers to trade that hamper American farmers and ranchers.” Background Following the discovery…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
Now that Gov. Brown has signed the agricultural overtime bill, Assembly Bill 1066, employment specialists are working to interpret its provisions and help farmers and ranchers to prepare for them….
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
…passage. NCGA President Chip Bowling stated to Congress: “Pass TPP and give America’s farmers and ranchers a chance to compete for the world’s business.” The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement represents…
Duarte Nursery Stands Up to Federal Regulators
…asking the broad agricultural community to stand with him because of the very important legal issues at stake for all farmers and ranchers. “John Duarte isn’t that much different from…
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…seed and agrochemical companies,” Johnson told members of the committee. “These mergers will surely result in less competition, less innovation and higher prices, jeopardizing family farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to…
Agri View: Farm-to-Market Roads
…roads, usually a highway, that farmers and ranchers use to transport products to market towns or distribution centers. Specifically, in the state of Texas, the terms Farm to Market Road…
NFU Joins in Promoting Safe Practices
…working since 1902 to protect and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities through advocating grassroots-driven policy positions adopted by its membership….