Items Tagged with 'farm'

Maine voters chose to enshrine a right to food in their Constitution last Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. state to add such an amendment. The measure may not change much, if anything, about the state’s laws surrounding the production of food. Or it could entirely reshape them.

Lawmakers in the Senate and House are introducing legislation Tuesday to bring greater scrutiny to foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural businesses in a new effort to keep agricultural supply chains free of overseas control.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall kicked off the organization’s annual gathering by highlighting the organization’s efforts to build relationships with a host of new officials.

As more farmers are interested in biostimulants, the U.S. EPA is looking for comments on an updated draft guidance document

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is encouraging California farmers to consider ways to minimize tillage operations as part of its No-Till November campaign.

U.S. farmers are getting older, continuing a long-term trend, and the total number of farms is declining, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Even with the passage of the new farm bill, the potential for reasonable increases in farm income seems not yet to appear on the economic horizon.

Today, I want to talk about South Africa. I have been there, although not recently. It is good farm country.

On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s not fail to appreciate our nation and our people.