Washington DC -April 21- Getting a Farm Bill passed yet this year is a top priority for the National Farmers Union (NFU). Tom Buis, President of NFU, told WashingtonView Radio today that the House and Senate need to come to an agreement soon.

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Washington DC -March 20- The availability of land and farm facilities and overall profitability remain the top challenges of America ’s young farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 17- Most people have little idea whether they’re eating a balanced diet or not and the USDA wants to change that with the MyPyramid Menu Planner, a new state-of-the-art, on-line nutrition guidance tool to help individuals and homemakers plan healthier menus based on the recommendations of the MyPyramid food guidance system and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 5- At the request of senior House and Senate agriculture committee staff, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided a detailed document developed from Administration analysis of impacts to current USDA programs - in the absence of enactment of a new farm bill or an extension of the 2002 farm bill past March 15, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 19 - This week is National Agriculture Week. Following is a transcript of remarks by USDA Secretary Mike Johanns at the FFA’s National Ag Day rally held in Washington DC: Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 21- Following is a transcript of remarks by USDA Secretary Mike Johanns to the Washington International Trade Association: Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 13- A new fact sheet and web database released today by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology reveals that agricultural biotechnology continues to be of interest to state legislatures, particularly with respect to concerns about marketing, economics and liability – issues that historically have not been the focus of federal regulatory efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 13- The United States Department of Agriculture will release new 10-year agricultural projections Feb. 14 at noon EST. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 6- USDA Secretary Mike Johanns this week released details of President Bush’s FY 2008 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget, which meets the Department’s most important priorities, while exercising fiscal discipline to meet
the President’s goal to balance the budget. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -February 2- U.S. farmers must make a host of decisions relating to their farms’ operation, including what to grow, when to grow it, in what quantities, and by what methods, according to a study released this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- American Farmland Trust (AFT) has released the fourth and final report in a series that looks at whether agricultural easements preserve farmland from urban influences, and is the result of the first national study of agricultural conservation easement programs. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today unveiled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007 farm bill proposals. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -January 31- Following is a statement from National Farmers Union President Tom Bius regarding the Bush Administration’s Farm Bill proposal: Read the rest of this entry »