Articles tagged under: American Farm Bureau Federation
AFBF Recommends Changes to Federal Milk Marketing Orders
Published October 3, 2019
The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking changes in the federal milk marketing orders. The recommendations include the elimination of bloc voting by cooperatives for any changes to milk pricing regulations. Farm Bureau also wants more information to be made…More Information Needed to Process MFP
Published July 29, 2019
American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist John Newton says more information is needed to process the impact of USDA’s Market Facilitation Program payment county rates. "We need to see the other side of this coin. All we've seen are the…Optimism Continues to the U.S. to Ratify the USMCA
Published July 12, 2019
State Farm Bureau presidents met in Washington D.C. this week to discuss trade, renewable fuels and other policy. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice-President Scott VanderWal says there is optimism from Congressional leaders like House Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson and…MN Farmers Among Top 2018 MFP Payments
Published June 13, 2019
Minnesota farmers were paid more than $680 million in the 2018 Market Facilitation Program. The state received some of the highest payments in the country. That’s according to data from the USDA and American Farm Bureau Federation. North Dakota farmers…Trade and Mother Nature Both Causing Volatility
Published May 24, 2019
Agriculture is on its sixth year of lower net farm income, due to a combination of many factors. American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President Dale Moore says add in Mother Nature and the recent trade negotiations and he can't…National Survey Highlights Farmer Stress
Published May 2, 2019
Financial issues, farm/business problems and the fear of losing the farm are just a few factors impacting farmer mental health. That’s according to a national poll sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation. The survey says two in five rural…From AFBF to USB
Published April 24, 2019
American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Director of Communications Mace Thornton is making a career change. Thornton will be joining the staff of the United Soybean Board as its vice president of communications and marketing. Thornton has been a Farm Bureau…Ag Groups Digest Details of USMCA Analysis
Published April 19, 2019
In the International Trade Commission's analysis of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, there is a projected 1.1. percent increase in exports for agricultural commodities. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Veronica Nigh says that’s the equivalent of $2.2 billion. "When we…Wetlands Interim Rule Upsets Ag Groups
Published February 7, 2019
Agriculture groups are upset with USDA’s interim final rule on wetlands. The public comment period ended this week. The North Dakota Corn Growers Association, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association and Ellingson Companies filed joint comments,…