Category Archives: Agriculture News
Trade Coalition Wants Chinese Tariffs Removed
Americans for Free Trade is a broad coalition that includes Farmers for Free Trade. That coalition sent a letter to president-elect Joe Biden, asking him to remove the tariffs that President Donald Tr...
Dec 10, 2020
Vilsack Might Return As Ag Secretary
Politico is reporting that Tom Vilsack may be Joe Biden's number one choice for Secretary of Agriculture. However, the article also says the final decision isn't made yet. The Hagstrom report quotes a...
Dec 09, 2020
Dairy Margin Coverage Program Numbers Low
The signup deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program is coming up on December 11th, and the American Farm Bureau says the number of dairy operations signed up is lower than expected. So far, 7,84...
Dec 04, 2020
Congressman Jim Costa falls short
Valley Congressman Jim Costa falls short in his bid to become the top House of Representatives farm leader. The Democratic Steering Committee nominated Congressman David Scott of Georgia over Costa to...
Dec 03, 2020
Possible Action Against Imported Produce
Fresh produce coming into the United States is getting increasing scrutiny from the Trump Administration. Imported strawberries are now on the list of imported items that the administration wants inve...
Nov 16, 2020
CFAP Program Deadline
The USDA's Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 is December 11th. The program provides direct relief to produc...
Nov 13, 2020
Costa seeks House Ag chairmanship
Representative Jim Costa will seek to become the next chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. According to a news release Costa says “The Committee on Agriculture should reflect the ch...
Nov 06, 2020
House Ag Chair Defeated
Agriculture lost decades of experience in the defeat of House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson. The Minnesota Democrat lost Tuesday to the Republican Challenger Michelle Fischbach, garne...
Nov 05, 2020
Cal Student Elected to National FFA Post
Students from Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Missouri were elected by National FFA Delegates to serve as 2020-21 National FFA Officers. According to a Future Farmers of America o...
Oct 30, 2020
Consumers Are Stocking Again
Americans are again stocking up the pantry over supply chain, coronavirus and political unrest fears. In a report from industry publication Progressive Grocer, research shows more than half of America...
Oct 29, 2020
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