Farmers and ranchers, with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs, are being reminded enrollment for the 2018 crop year ends…
Perdue Announces New Budget Director at USDA
…will focus that talent serving America’s farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agricultural producers.” Background: Erica Navarro previously served as the Budget Director for the U.S. Department of Education. Before that, she…
Celebrating National Pollinator Week
…insects are essential partners to farmers and ranchers in production much of our food supply. The state of California provides producers with conservation assistance to promote wise stewardship of lands…
Farmers Set to Attend the NFU Beginning Farmers Institute
Courtesy National Farmers Union The National Farmers Union says twenty beginning farmers and ranchers from across the United States will participate in the 2018-2019 Beginning Farmers Institute Program. The institute…
Farm Bureau: Farmers Buoyed by Senate Farm Bill Vote
The following may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “Farmers and ranchers welcome today’s markup and passage of the farm bill by the Senate Agriculture…
Senate Farm Bill Receives Stamp of Approval from CFBF
…and ranchers. “Overall this is a very positive bill for agriculture, it has a lot of provisions that we were worried would be either on the chopping block or cut…
Farm Bureau Hails District Court WOTUS Decision
…and it goes far beyond the intent of Congress when it passed the Clean Water Act. This overreach and confusion has created a situation where farmers and ranchers would need…
Senate Agriculture Committee Leaders Find Common Ground in Bipartisan Farm Bill
…process to get a Farm Bill reauthorized on time.” “Whether it’s low prices, over burdensome regulations, or unpredictable trade markets, it’s no secret that farmers and ranchers are struggling. That’s…
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Release of Farm Bill and Scheduled Markup
…markup of the bill next week. Duvall “America’s farmers and ranchers are facing an economic storm across the countryside, so the release today of the Senate Farm Bill is a…
Senate Ag Plans Farm Bill Markup
…time. The bipartisan bill, according to committee leaders, will “provide much-needed certainty” for farmers and ranchers. The bill could be passed by the Senate by the end of this month….
Last Chance to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
…of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire is June 15, 2018. Farmers and ranchers who have not responded…
Census of Agriculture Deadline Looming
…the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire is June 15, 2018. Farmers and ranchers who have not responded by June 15, 2018, still have until the end of July to…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Eligible farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can sign up at their…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…To apply, producers will need to provide verifiable and reliable production records and other information about their operation. Drought, wildfires and other disasters continue to impact farmers and ranchers, and…