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 -April 13- Consumers and producers continue to search for the best quality food to bring to the dinner table, and the growing niche market for those products is the topic of this week’s WashingtonView Radio Program.

Our guest is Mary Ellen Taylor of Endless Summer Harvest (www.esharvest.com), a hydroponic lettuce and herb producer in northern Virginia which provides consumers and upscale restaurants in Washington DC, high-quality produce grown year-round.

Listen to the program now at WashingtonView Radio

Washington DC -March 31- On the heels of last year’s record-high corn production, U.S. farmers intend to plant 8 percent fewer corn acres in 2008, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). 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 -April 23- The nation’s largest general farm organization today released its recommendations for a 2007 farm bill that is fiscally responsible, benefits all sectors of agriculture and respects U.S. trade obligations, while continuing a reliable safety net for the nation’s farmers. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 5- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -April 3- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased slightly in the first quarter of 2007, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 26- South Florida beekeeper David Rukin is the first recipient of a low interest rate, long-term loan from Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI), the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket, as part of a company-wide initiative supporting local agriculture and food producers. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 20- In the EAT for a Healthy America Act, Congress is working to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops for the world’s consumers, and enhance the conservation efforts of the farmers,” says Ralph Grossi, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 1- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Mike
Johanns today announced an increase in the forecast for agricultural exports to a
record $78 billion for fiscal year 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington DC -March 1- The House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture held a hearing to review the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposals for specialty crops and organic agriculture in the 2007 Farm Bill. Read the rest of this entry »