New CEO says it’s time for the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance to be ‘united and bold’ for agriculture. SUCCESSFUL FARMING – DAVE KURNS – Erin Fitzgerald started her new role as CEO of the U.S. Farmer and Ranchers Alliance … Continued
GROWING PRODUCE – CAROL MILLER – Although women have been working farms since the hunter and gatherer days (gathering, after all, was an early farming technique), only 14% of U.S. farms are headed up by a woman, according to the … Continued
DNT – THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER – Interest rates on 10-year Treasuries and related mortgages have dived to new lows as world financial markets worry about recession in Europe and elsewhere. DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot TODAY – LAST YEAR as … Continued
The import agreement could be a precursor to Indonesian compliance with a World Trade Organization ruling and improved trade. CAPITAL PRESS – DAN WHEAT – WENATCHEE, Wash. — The Washington Apple Commission has signed an agreement on Indonesian imports that … Continued
FB NEWS – The House on Wednesday passed a bill (H.R. 6311) that contains a Farm Bureau-supported two-year delay of the Health Insurance Tax. The HIT has increased health insurance costs by imposing a levy on the net premiums of … Continued
SUCCESSFUL FARMING – CHEYENNE DUNN – Growing up, brothers Sadoc, Ivan, and Feliciano Paredes traveled from South Texas to Florida to Michigan with the rest of their family as migrant farm workers. Oftentimes, the openings they heard about were through … Continued
Bellingham Herald – David Goldstein – It’s nearly apple-picking time in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Cherry season will be around for a few more weeks, and a bounty of other fruits and vegetables are maturing on branches and in fields. “The … Continued
FB NEWS – AFBF President Zippy Duvall provided the “opposing view” to USA Today’s July 26 editorial against the Agriculture Department’s agricultural aid package. “The Agriculture Department on Tuesday announced a $12 billion package to help farmers and ranchers deal … Continued
CAPITAL PRESS – GEORGE PLAVEN – Researches at Oregon State University are looking at superheated steam as an option for organic berry farmers to control weeds, specifically field bindweed. The Steam Weeder looks like an old-time vacuum cleaner and sounds … Continued
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD – CHERYL SCHWEIZER – ROYAL SLOPE — Cherry season 2018 is winding down; it looks like a big crop and a good quality crop – but while that’s important it’s not the most important thing about cherries … Continued