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Farm Hands on the Potomac: LeGrand tapped to lead USGC

05/08/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

The USGC taps its Mexico council director to become the new president and CEO.

Ag research funding delivers big returns, Farm Foundation panel says

09/19/18 4:54 PM By Steve Davies

Private-sector funding of agricultural research has been growing quickly in recent years, but that does not diminish the importance of using public money to support advances in farming, a panel of experts said at a Farm Foundation forum at the National Press Club Wednesday.

Experts say gene editing is a great thing that must still be sold

07/17/18 2:12 PM By Ed Maixner

A Farm Foundation panel agrees that the science of gene editing has arrived, and now the challenge is acceptance.

OECD sees rising farm output, lower income

07/11/18 5:20 AM By Jim Webster

World agricultural production is increasing and demand growth weakening, causing lower real farm prices for the next decade, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Swelling flocks and herds need long-term solutions

01/31/18 6:34 AM By Ed Maixner

The world's accelerating demand for protein foods spells challenges for animal agriculture.

Can non-federal funds bolster farm conservation needs?

11/08/17 6:24 AM By Jim Webster

Policymakers and opinion leaders might want to think about farms and ranches as part of the infrastructure on which the modern economy depends, American Farmland Trust (AFT) President and CEO John Piotti told a Farm Foundation forum in Washington last week.

Rural infrastructure assumes a broader 21st century face

10/04/17 6:30 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - The expanding concept of “rural infrastructure” was front and center Tuesday when the Farm Foundation gathered a panel of speakers from the agriculture, transportation and equipment sector.

New ways to spur funding for ag research and innovation?

09/20/17 6:35 AM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- How to expand the sliver of public and private agricultural spending that goes to research and innovation?

Regulatory lag can stifle innovation in agriculture, forum told

05/24/17 4:40 PM By Jim Webster

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 – The last 10 years have seen “a remarkable rise in cost and the time it takes to approve” new agricultural innovations, at least in part because of added regulatory constraints, Illinois farmer Mark Scholl, chairman of the Farm Foundation board, told a forum on food and agricultural regulations here today.

Fix NAFTA – don’t kill it, farm and manufacturing advocates say

04/26/17 5:00 PM By Ed Maixner

WASHINGTON, April 25, 2017 -- With President Donald Trump’s axe thought to be looming over the entire North American Free Trade Agreement, three veteran advocates for the U.S. agricultural and manufacturing sectors called Wednesday for improving the 23-year-old pact while warning against economic damages of killing it.

Rep. Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Representative Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. The Minnesota Democrat believes agriculture is headed for some “serious tough sledding” and is concerned about whether the 2018 farm safety net will be adequate to protect the industry. He worries that market facilitation payments may undermine future needs for additional price supports. Peterson wants answers from the Environmental Protection Agency about the small refinery waivers that are negatively impacting the ethanol industry and farmers and expresses skepticism about farm support for legislation to address climate change.

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Opinion: What do poor balance sheets, trade wars, Impossible Burgers and trial lawyers have in common?

I’m flat busted. My Missouri corn and soybean farm is bankrupt, financially incompetent, a lousy credit risk, upside down--you pick the financial euphemism for a balance sheet that is downright ugly. I’m still paying my bills on time and eating good, due to some profitable years in the recent past, but any honest appraisal of my farm’s future income and liabilities is dark indeed. Of course, if there is any comfort to be found in shared misery, every other producer of corn and soybeans in the U.S. is in the same position.

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Meet the Farm Hand

08.23.2019

Meet the Farm Hand: Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association

After many years at the helm of the Renewable Fuels Association, Bob Dinneen now finds himself in a new role. In this video, he talks about the changes he’s seen in the biofuels industry, the unique way he celebrated the passage of a critical energy law.