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Cherry season such a ‘disaster’ in Michigan that Whitmer urges federal action
Cherry season such a ‘disaster’ in Michigan that Whitmer urges federal action MLive.com
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Prices & politics highlight Ag Day discussions at Illinois State Fair
Prices and politics are highlighting discussions at the kickoff of the Illinois State Fair. KJ Johnson, president of the Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association, says the annual tradition of Ag Day represents an industry homecoming. “This is one of those times where we get to see everybody in the industry.” He says, “Everybody’s thinking about…
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Farm Credit Statement on New Farm Service Agency Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose issued a statement following the Farm Service Agency’s final rule, titled “Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans”: “Farm Credit welcomes the new Farm Service Agency rule, which enhances FSA’s flexibility to better support farmers and encourages collaboration with Farm Credit…
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Ag Bankers See Farm Economy ‘Cliff’ Without Farm Bill
Ag bankers fear an economic cliff in farm country without a new farm bill. That’s according to one longtime Ag banker who testified before the House Agriculture Committee recently. Tony Hotchkiss has spent the last 41 years in Ag banking and now chairs the Agriculture and Rural Bankers Committee of the American Bankers Association. He…
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CDC Spends $250 Million to Develop Bird Flu Vaxx, Jab Farmworkers
The Centers for Disease Control will invest ten million dollars in two new projects to protect the health of farmworkers. Wisconsin’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Director, Dr. Keith Poulson tells Brownfield some funding will go towards developing an avian influenza vaccine. “About 250 million dollars to help develop H5-specific RNA subunit vaccines, so very similar using…
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Minnesota farmers express discontent over prices, regulations at Farmfest
Minnesota farmers express discontent over prices, regulations at Farmfest Star Tribune
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Farm Action Urges USDA to Revise Proposed Rule, Eliminate Poultry Tournament System
Farm Action Urges USDA to Revise Proposed Rule Morning Ag Clips –
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Stabenow Says Farm Bill Is Stuck, Blames Republicans
‘We’re stuck’ on the farm bill, says Stabenow Successful Farming
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Gov. Jim Pillen: $307 million EPA emissions grant will ‘turbocharge’ state ag industry
Gov. Jim Pillen: $307 million EPA emissions grant will ‘turbocharge’ state ag industry Omaha World-Herald
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AGs Petition for EPA to Clarify Labels on Pesticides
HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of attorneys general Wednesday in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a new rule that would create uniform labeling requirements on pesticide products across the country. By streamlining the process and preempting misbranding from states like California, the rule would lift large burdens…
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Farm Action Calls on USDA to Strengthen Protections for America’s Poultry Growers
Washington, D.C. — Today, Farm Action submitted a public comment urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its proposed rule by eliminating the predatory poultry tournament system. This comment was submitted in response to the department’s Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems proposal, the third proposed rule to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S…
