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Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms
WEBMay 15, 2024 · The House and Senate Ag committees released their versions of the 2024 Farm Bill, which will cost $1.5 trillion and affect food, farm and rural policies. The author questions whether the bill addresses the changing climate, trade, ethanol and rural issues, or just perpetuates the status quo.
How farming is changing - Farmers' Advance
WEBJan 22, 2024 · “Well,” she said, “Take the Practical Farmers of Iowa as an example. PFI went from a few dozen members in 1990 to over 6,000 members now.” “Interest in farming organically and regeneratively is increasing everywhere, and without as many government incentives as large operations get.
Dairy product prices remain well above year ago levels - Farmers' …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The web page reports on the latest USDA projections for dairy product and milk prices in 2024 and 2025, based on lower milk production and higher demand. It also covers the corn, soybean, and bird flu situations in the U.S. dairy sector.
Tariffs are never a good idea - Farmers' Advance
WEBAug 7, 2024 · American farmers are very familiar with those “real costs.” Within weeks of imposing 25 percent import tariffs on Chinese products in 2018, “Beijing accused the United States of ‘launching the largest trade war in economic history,’” reported the Los Angeles Times July 2018.. Then it “fired back with dollar-for-dollar tariffs mainly on American farm products and other food.”
Foreign ownership of Ohio farmland has been on the rise
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Nearly 2.9 million acres of farmland in the United States are sold each year to foreign investors. In 2022, 529,269 acres of Ohio farmland were under foreign ownership for a ratio of 2.7% of foreign-held to privately-owned farmland in Ohio, according to research published in February by Vishavdeep Sharma, Rabail Chandio and Ani L. Katchova. "This trend in Ohio mirrors the general trends in ...
Farmers will need to grow 70 percent more food on less land
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Spring began at 11:06 p.m. on March 19 which means for the next three months, daylight hours will exceed 12 hours, extending just past 15 hours by the first day of summer on June 20.
Soil tests, timing, correct fertilizer monitoring all help soil health
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Fertilizer BMPs are key tools for farmers trying to optimize crop growth by providing essential nutrients, maintain soil health, enhance economic returns through increased yields, minimize environmental impact by reducing nutrient runoff, ensure food security by boosting agricultural productivity, and aid in adaptation to climate change by optimizing nutrient uptake and crop resilience.
USDA accepts two million acres in offers through program
WEBMay 11, 2022 · WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than two million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup, the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022.
US cheese prices are the cheapest in the world right now
WEBAmerican type cheese fell to 825.8 million pounds, down 8.1 million pounds or 1.0% from October’s level which was revised 4.4 pounds lower but was up 9.7 million or 1.2% from …
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