Items Tagged with 'Zippy Duvall'

About 70% of farmers say in a survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation that they cannot afford all the fertilizer they need this growing season.

The House Ag Committee’s new farm bill heads to the floor with some significant Democratic support behind it. Seven committee Democrats voted for the measure. But the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Amy Klobuchar, says the legislation won’t attract Democratic votes in that chamber unless it addresses some SNAP cuts that Republicans forced through Congress last year.

Fertilizer distributors in some areas are not delivering product amid market uncertainty in the Middle East, several analysts and producers said Monday, and many warn that the current supply crunch could have lasting impacts on U.S. production and prices.

The House Agriculture Committee this week launches what is likely to be a highly partisan battle over a GOP farm bill, even as much of Washington’s attention will be focused on the ripple effects of the U.S. attack on Iran.

As a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement approaches, groups have been using this year’s Commodity Classic to highlight the deal’s benefits for U.S. farmers and North American competitiveness writ large. 

Delegates for the nation’s largest farm organization gathered in Anaheim Tuesday to approve the addition of policy on data centers, New World screwworm, fair taxes and trade for winegrape growers, as well as language pushing back on the Agriculture Department’s proposal to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. 

In an address to attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, AFBF President Zippy Duvall said the group will continue to push for year-round E15 to drive domestic crop demand and will advocate for additional farm aid, citing a specific need in the specialty crop sector. 

The U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council elected Karen Horan from the National Confectioners Association as chair. The Agriculture Workforce Coalition elected American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia as the new coalition co-chairs. The Seed Innovation Protection Alliance tapped Chris Reat as executive director. The U.S. Soybean Export Council hired Randall Wanke as industry affairs manager.

Agricultural Research Service labs and offices are being told to prepare for a funding shortfall at the end of the fiscal year that amounts to about 10% of the agency’s annual budget, ARS employees are telling Agri-Pulse. A USDA spokesperson, however, said the Department does not anticipate any funding shortfalls to occur. 

Trump administration officials met with farm leaders at the White House Wednesday, according to a summary of the meeting provided by the White House.