Items Tagged with 'AFBF'

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.

Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper said he’s optimistic EPA will stick to its proposal for the highest-ever biofuel-blending targets.  

The safety of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is once again at the forefront of the debate over FIFRA preemption, which pits the Make America Healthy Again movement and environmental groups against hundreds of farm organizations.

The H-2A foreign worker program saw another year of growth in 2025, with the number of certified positions increasing by about 13,300 workers to 398,258, a nearly 3.5% rise from the year before, the American Farm Bureau Federation reported. 

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 International Year of the Woman Farmer is here to recognize the women who power American agriculture and agribusiness. Major U.S. ag groups have formed an IYWF working group to organize and coordinate activities. 

The $11 billion in aid for row crop farmers is welcome but not enough to cover losses incurred “over the last few years,” an American Farm Bureau Federation analysis says.