USDA moves to limit solar, wind projects on farms
By Shelby Shank Field Editor The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will no longer support solar and wind projects on productive farmland or allow solar panels manufactured by foreign adversaries to be used [...]
Clean Water Rule comment period open
The Environmental Protection Agency recently opened the comment period on the revised definition of Waters of the United States that [...]
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee announced
To ensure America’s dietary guidance reflects the latest science, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Health and Human [...]
TFB members serve on Issues Advisory Committees
Legislative, regulatory and legal representation are keys for strengthening agricultural awareness and perspectives on state and national issues. Participating on [...]
Production, price estimates adjusted by USDA
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist Meat production and prices should remain up compared to last year’s numbers, according to the [...]
Near-record wheat, corn crops realized in 2018
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter Like most years, there was good and bad news for U.S. farmers in 2018, but [...]
Deeper data set needed to determine broadband access
A recently released White House broadband access report echoes the American Farm Bureau Federation’s call for use of more robust, [...]
Ranchers Leasing Workshops scheduled for 2019
“We focus on legal issues related to grazing, hunting and livestock leases, including why leases should be in writing, how [...]
USDA releases diverse family farms report
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The America’s Diverse Family Farms 2018 Edition, released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), [...]