Cherry farmers strike back against imports

06/19/19 6:25 AM By Bill Tomson

Michigan cherry farmers picked themselves up and got back into the orchards after a devastating frost seven years ago, but now they’re fighting a new kind of battle — one that many producers might not recover from if they lose.

DFA breaks ground on ‘Creamery” concept

04/18/18 6:05 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national cooperative owned by family farmers, broke ground last week for the construction of a new retail store, The Creamery, in Beaver, Utah.

‘Ag-gag’ efforts in Wyoming, Utah suffer setbacks

09/13/17 6:49 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2017 - Environmental and animal rights groups applauded a couple of legal decisions last week, but only one was made by a court.

First Amendment protects undercover activists, judge rules

07/12/17 6:24 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

UTAH, July 12, 2-17 - Utah’s ag-gag law violates the First Amendment, a federal judge has determined, killing a 2012 statute designed to prevent animal welfare activists from going undercover to film operations of animal production facilities.

Zinke takes a ‘monumental’ tour in Utah, considers grazing rights

05/10/17 1:41 PM By Spencer Chase

UTAH, May 10, 2017 - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took a tour of two contentious national monuments this week after being tasked with examining uses of the Antiquities Act.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Illinois 17th District Representative Cheri Bustos. With strong family ties to agriculture, the Illinois Democrat serves as a member of both the House Agriculture and Appropriations Committees. In this interview, Bustos shares concerns about the trade war with China and its “generational effects” on farmers in her district and across the country. Bustos says the Trump EPA’s administration of the RFS is deplorable and an “abomination of how it was set up”. Bustos recently offered her “Rural Green Partnership” to the House Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. The plan includes agriculture as a valuable tool in the battle against 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: 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.

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Cherry farmers strike back against imports

DFA breaks ground on ‘Creamery” concept

‘Ag-gag’ efforts in Wyoming, Utah suffer setbacks

First Amendment protects undercover activists, judge rules

Zinke takes a ‘monumental’ tour in Utah, considers grazing rights

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