Articles Tagged with ''farmers''

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2017 - Sonny Perdue’s first day as the new U.S. agriculture secretary was a doozy.

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 – “Make sure you are counted.” That’s the message USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is trying to get across to America’s farmers and ranchers as NASS prepares for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years, the Census aims to get a complete count of all U.S. farms and ranches and those who operate them.

AFTON, IA, April 5, 2017 - What happens when you compare the performance of two 18-wheelers using a B5 blend of biodiesel and another with B20 during a four-month trial?

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Farmers’ and ranchers’ private information will not be available to the public under the terms of a settlement reached between two major farm groups and the Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2017 - Milk producers searching for ways to cope with sluggish profits and price volatility have set their eyes on a program that’s currently closed to them – federal crop insurance.