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Federal lawmakers are out of D.C., for their month-long congressional recess.  Tom Donnelly, Director of Grassroots Program Development at the American Farm Bureau, said the August is the ideal time for farmers and ranchers to engage with senators and representatives, and advocate for Ag. “We h...

The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is working on developing what they are calling the American Farm Trail App.  Foundation Executive Director Daniel Meloy said the mobile app will automatically connect users with agricultural venues that welcome visitors. “...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is hosting an industry-wide forum on the Federal Milk Marketing Order.  The forum, slated for October 14th-16th in Kansas City, was prompted by a call from Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to get as many people involved in dairy as possible in one room to discuss solutions to the Federal Milk Marketing Order shortfalls. The...

The top economist for the American Farm Bureau predicts fuel and fertilizer prices will stay high the next couple of years as commodity prices further squeeze farm margins.  Roger Cryan said input inflation spurring higher interest rates will make farming more expensive, and may stick around into 2024. “...

Farmers are invited to submit their nominations for the 2023 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which is co-sponsored by Purina.  In its 5th year, the annual contest celebrates farm dogs and the many ways they support farmers and ranchers in producing nutritious food for families and their pets across America.  The nom...

According to USDA estimates, the cost of fuel, lube and electricity is expected to increase 34% over 2021 numbers.  American Farm Bureau Federation economist Shelby Myers says farmers are feeling the pinch. “They've been facing these price increases all throughout the spring and they've been working to get what could be one of the most important crop years planted. And for g...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is out with some dramatic new figures on the toll fuel inflation is taking on producers and consumers.  AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan said the cost of growing food and fiber is soaring. “At the retail level, gasoline is up 50% from a year ago and fuel oil is up 100% from a year ago, quite a high-cost increase for farmers," with diesel up 74% from a year

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Basket Survey, the average cost of a summer cookout for ten people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan said the overall cost for the cookout is up 17% year over year, for a variety of reasons. “One o...

American farmers are again at odds with the EPA over the Endangered Species Act.  The final EPA biological evaluations of neonicotinoids and their impacts on endangered species are overly conservative and don’t use all available data. Grower grou...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released first quarter 2022 trade data. Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Economist, says U.S. ag exports are up nearly 13%. When inflation is taken into account, value is up 4% year over year, while volume is actually off by 4% from 2021’s numbers. Nig ...