…new regulations. Farm Bureau has criticized the new rules, saying the EPA is “piling regulatory costs on farmers and ranchers that bear little if any relation to actual safety issues.”…
USDA Invests in Locally-Led Conservation Projects Through New Regional Conservation Partnership Program
…non-profit groups and other non-government partners-along with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners to design solutions that work best for their region. Local partners and the federal government both invest funding…
National Manufacturing Month – Recognizing Where the Harvest Leads
…manufacturing employees is $90,583, compared to $54,449 overall. Farmers and ranchers, the work you do to get to harvest every year is a wonder to behold. The great achievements of…
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…environment and energy policy. “Farmers and ranchers are committed to the safe and effective use of all crop protection tools, and Farm Bureau agrees that chemicals should be handled with…
Lance Greig Wins “It’s All in the Sauce” Contest
…Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau held its 7th Annual“Testicle Festival at Estrada Deer Camp in Watsonville. The Rocky Mountain Oysters were served as hors d’oeuvre and…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…an opportunity to understand its effect on farmers, ranchers and landowners of all kinds. “The judges expressed deep concerns over the basic legality of this rule. We’re not in the…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
…2009 will continue.” The United States runs an agricultural trade surplus which benefits farmers, ranchers, and all those who live, work and raise families in rural America. Agricultural trade supports…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…businesses, good for American farmers and good for American ranchers, and good for American manufacturers. We have met that standard in this agreement. So this week marks an important step…
NFU Vigorously Opposes TPP Without Currency Manipulation Enforcement
…this deal as well. Gains that may have been made in the agreement to ensure fairness and equity in trade for America’s family farmers and ranchers are likely to be…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…within the framework of the recently-passed Trade Promotion Authority to obtain a strong bipartisan understanding of and support for this historic trade deal that benefits farmers, ranchers, and all those…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…fair shot at success they deserve. This partnership levels the playing field for our farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers by eliminating more than 18,000 taxes that various countries put on our…
Poll Shows Broad Support for Endangered Species Act Reform
…taking the lead. “The intent of the Endangered Species Act is inspiring, but results have been less so,” American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman said. “Farmers, ranchers and environmentalists agree…
USDA Announces $8.8 Million to Support a Diverse Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…disadvantaged, tribal and veteran farmers and ranchers. An additional $400,000 will help establish the Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss. “Today’s…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…Grant Program (CIG) to help farmers and ranchers implement practices that will make their operations more resilient to climate change. This will be the first large-scale pilot project generating greenhouse…