The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association released a video featuring Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, in which Pruitt urges farmers and ranchers to submit official comments on the repeal of…
Roberts, McCaskill To Host Agriculture Security Roundtable
…discuss the role of the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies in protecting farmers and ranchers, and our nation’s food supply. The discussion Friday in Kansas City, Missouri is…
U.S., Canadian and Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
…positive results for North America’s farmers and ranchers, NAFTA has proved itself as a solid foundation for trade. Just as farmers have new tools and technology for food and fiber…
Food and Farm Facts Book
…help increase agricultural literacy. And Food and Farm Facts helps answer the questions such as how do farmers and ranchers care for farm animals, where does your food dollar go,…
Poll Shows Americans Support Tax Reform for Farmers
…be a benefit for farmers and ranchers. Some of the provisions include allowing farmers to deduct machinery purchases in the year they’re made, decreasing capital gains taxes, and eliminating the…
Poll: Tax Reform Needed for Farmers and America
…support for specific tax reform provisions that would benefit farmers and ranchers, such as: Allowing farmers to deduct machinery purchases in the year those purchases are made; Allowing farmers and…
Increase in Trade Funding leads Farm Bill Listening Session
…new perspectives as we travel across the country to ensure we craft the strong farm bill our country deserves.” The listening sessions are designed to gather feedback from farmers, ranchers…
Organic Family Farmers Need Strong Standards and Enforcement
American family farmers and ranchers grow and raise organic foods for the nation under strict standards. Those standards are set by the National Organic Program under the guidance of the…
How’s Your Agriculture Labor Availability?
The California Farm Bureau Federation is conducting an Agricultural Labor Availability Survey to get a better understanding of how labor concerns are affecting family farmers and ranchers in California. CFBF…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…homes, supporting nearly 6,000 jobs in the state, and making lease payments of up to $15 million a year to its farmers and ranchers. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback declared, “In…
Farmers Union Relieved by Failed ACA Repeal Vote
…bill would have risked access to health care for 16 million people and marketplace stability. Farmers Union President Roger Johnson says rural residents, including farmers and ranchers, need and desire…
Tax Reform Crucial for America’s Farmers, Ranchers
…action may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “America’s farmers and ranchers are encouraged to see that key congressional leaders and the administration understand how important…
Health Care Reform: NFU on What’s Happening Now
…Perdue explains. He said there is a lot of action happening at this moment in health care reform that could have a big impact on farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans….
Secretary Perdue Partners with FFA to Support Next Generation of Leaders in Agriculture
…You may click HERE to visit USDA’s New Farmer Website to learn more about USDA’s work to support youth in agriculture, as well as new and beginning farmers and ranchers….