By Caitlin Eannello, NAWG Washington, D.C. (December 07, 2017) – A national coalition of agriculture groups led by the National Association of Wheat Growers is seeking to immediately halt the State of California’s misguided labeling requirement for Glyphosate citing irreparable … Continued
By Deena Shanker, Bloomberg Politics President Donald J. Trump was largely supported by American farmers during the election, even as he made a campaign promise to exit the North American Free Trade Agreement. But now many of those farmers are worried President … Continued
By Katie Miller, American Ag Radio Network NAFTA negotiations might not be going as well as planned, but the agriculture industry is far from done pushing for an agreement. On Wednesday, agriculture groups from the U.S. Dairy Export Council to … Continued
By Sean Hackbarth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce NAFTA continues to be top of mind as the latest round of negotiations on modernizing the trade agreement concluded late last month. Knowing the harm it would have on American agriculture, elected officials and … Continued
AgriLife Extension program offers tips to consumers By Kay Ledbetter, AgriLife Today AMARILLO – Consumers can be confused by all the labels and marketing in the grocery store, but the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is rolling out a new … Continued
by Marsha Boswell, Kansas Wheat In an effort to increase consumer trust in the wheat industry, wheat farmers have created a consumer-minded marketing campaign to increase awareness of farming and production practices and practical benefits of wheat. This campaign will … Continued
By DTN/Progressive Farmer USDA’s final Crop Progress report of 2017 showed winter wheat conditions below the five-year average. USDA estimated winter wheat conditions at 50% good to excellent as of Sunday, Nov. 26, down 2 percentage points from 52% good to … Continued
G/E rating drops to 50%; meantime, corn harvest hits 95% completion. Ben Potter, Farm Futures A week ago, USDA trimmed the 2017/18 U.S. winter wheat crop’s good to excellent rating from 54% to 52%. This week, USDA made similar cuts … Continued
Kay Ledbetter, AgriLife Today VERNON – Interest in using cover crops to improve soil health continues to grow in the Texas Rolling Plains region, but the nagging concern of reductions in soil moisture and effects on yields of subsequent cash … Continued
Blair Fannin, AgriLife Today WACO – An update on current farm bill policy as well as presentations on drone technology, maintaining a healthy beef cattle herd plus a number of issues and trends affecting production agriculture will be discussed at the … Continued