Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says there is no backroom deal to make changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Branstad, the U.S. Ambassador to China nominee, said he is aware of reports of a deal, but has been assured by the White House the rumors “are not true,” according to the Des Moines Register. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Large Family Farms Continue to Dominate U.S. Agricultural Production
Nearly all farms in the U.S. are designated as family farms, according to new data by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. USDA found that in 2015, farms designated as family farms accounted for 99 percent of U.S. farms and 89 percent of production. On family farms, the principal operators and their relatives, by blood or marriage, own more …
National Farmers Union Cautions Against Health Care Changes
The National Farmers Union is urging caution against potential impacts federal health care reforms may have in rural America. The Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was unveiled Monday night. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd …
Ag Economy Barometer Retracts from January High
The Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer for February dipped compared the January reading. Organizers of the index say the overall producer sentiment reading dipped to 134 compared to 153 a month earlier, 19 points below the record high recorded in January. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Farmers Union Hosting 115th Convention
The National Farmers Union (NFU) 115th convention is underway in San Diego, California. More than 450 NFU members are at the event this week. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and …
Global Food Prices Edging Higher
Global food prices trended higher in February, increasing half a percent compared to January. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its Food Price Index Monday. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
U.S. to Send Representative to Post-TPP Summit
The United States will send a representative to a trade summit later this month on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The agreement is thought to be dead following President Donald Trump’s removal of the U.S. from the deal. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle …
U.S. HPAI Sparking Import Bans
Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Tennessee over the weekend, three Asian countries have imposed bans on chicken from the state. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and …
Avian Influenza Detected Near Alabama Border
On Sunday, March 5, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County,Tennessee. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the United States this year. Samples from the affected flock, which …
Sugar Farmers Push Back Against Negron Memo
Farmers and agricultural businesses south of Lake Okeechobee said today that Senate President Joe Negron is at “war” with them in his push for state lawmakers to back a $2.4 billion reservoir project. The owners of more than 50 farms and businesses in the Everglades Agricultural Area signed on to a letter sent to Negron. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle …