farmers

Food supply chain disruptions and how to reduce them in future as well as disease outbreaks were front-and-center recently at the House Small Business Committee. One of the farm leaders with suggestions was National Farmers Union chief Rob Larew ...

The New Year brings less of a tax burden for farmers and ranchers when it comes to health insurance, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.   In spending bills passed by Congress before the holiday break, lawmakers included a permanent repeal of the Health Insurance Tax, which was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act. AFB...

Less than nine weeks remain in 2019, which means it’s time to start thinking about the 2020 legislative sessions for both Washington and Oregon.  Washington state representative Mary Dye said when looking back at this year’s session, there were several “interesting” pieces of legislation that unfairly targeted the farming industry.  The Pomeroy Republican sai...

Less than nine weeks remain in 2019, which means it’s time to start thinking about the 2020 legislative sessions for both Washington and Oregon.  Washington state representative Mary Dye said when looking back at this year’s session, there were several “interesting” pieces of legislation that unfairly targeted the farming industry.  The Pomeroy Republican sai...

A majority of farmers and farmworkers say financial issues, farm or business problems and fear of losing the farm impact farmers’ mental health.  According to a new national poll by Morning Consult commissioned by the American Farm Bureau Federation, other factors included stress, weather, the economy, isolation and social stigma.  Polling ...

A Farm Journal report says some consumers may still look at grocery store prices and think farmers are making a lot of money off the commodities they produce.  A USDA report says for every dollar that consumers spend on food, farmers and ranchers get approximately 17.4 ce...

A recent survey conducted by North Bridge Communications shows that consumers have positive views of farmers almost universally.   Consultant Phillip Hayes said, “We buried farmers along with a whole list of other people in society and said how do you feel about these folks. People had no ...