Category: farm policy
![New Farm Bill Offers Glimmer of Hope for the New Year, and the Next Generation [GUEST COLUMN]](http://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/Val-Wagner-and-son-540x376.jpg)
New Farm Bill Offers Glimmer of Hope for the New Year, and the Next Generation [GUEST COLUMN]
Coming off one of the worst years that we’ve ever had, knowing that the farm bill had been passed...
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What Will Influence Our Ag Economy in 2019? The top 10 factors, examined by CoBank
A host of key points suggest another grim year for the ag economy, combined with few signs of a...
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VIEWPOINT: Telling the Story of Trade’s Effect on Real Ranchers
Last November, I was privileged to represent cattle producers at the U.S. International Trade...
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Fair Trade, You Say? Government facts tell a different story [OPINION]
The global unfair trade practices that hurt American farmers and ranchers every day aren’t exactly...
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Trade Aid: Comments on USDA’s plan [VIDEO]
Joni Ernst comments on the President’s proposal to give relief to farmers caught in the...
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Recent Optimism Reached Highest Level Since 2017
Agricultural producer sentiment rose last month to its highest level since January 2017, as...
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Don’t Use the Farm Bill as a Bargaining Chip [VIEWPOINT]
Viewpoint by Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Vincent “Zippy” Duvall, a poultry,...
Read More![A Huge Pile of Dung: Telling farmers to “Get another job” is not good ag policy [COMMENTARY]](http://farmandlivestockdirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/dung-beetle-gold-background-627x376.jpg)
A Huge Pile of Dung: Telling farmers to “Get another job” is not good ag policy [COMMENTARY]
The Wall Street Journal recently published a provocative piece with a title that perfectly summed...
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Fighting for the Future of Ag: Millennial Farmers Go to Washington to Advocate for 2018 Farm Bill
Leaving their farms and ranches at one of the most difficult times of the year, millennial farmer...
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Farmer Testifies on Importance of Food Aid
On June 7, Ron Suppes, a Kansas wheat farmer and former U.S. Wheat Associates Chairman, testified...
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