Oct 10
The American Farm Bureau Federation today sent letters to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders to emphasize the severe economic pressures facing America’s farmers and ranchers. Falling crop prices, skyrocketing expenses and trade disputes are creating conditions that are too much for farm families to bear. “Across the country, farms are disappearing as families close …
Sep 29
The U.S. agricultural sector is facing severe economic stress, masked by high aggregate numbers, with a profound disconnect emerging between the crop and livestock segments. Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist, emphasized this “tale of two sectors” at the Ag Outlook Forum, highlighting falling crop cash receipts, rising input costs, and a looming cash flow crisis …
Sep 29
A panel of agricultural experts at the Ag Outlook Forum—Hosted by Agripulse’s Phil Brasher, Paul Neiffer (Farm CPA Report), Roger McEowen (Washburn University), and Harrison Pittman (National Agricultural Law Center)—discussed the significant, yet complex, provisions for agriculture contained in the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3). The legislation introduces significant changes to commodity program …
Oct 17
Nov. 5 — election day — is fast approaching. A few weeks ago, we asked which candidate do you believe will have a more positive impact on farming policy programs, trade, biofuels policies and inflation. Based on 4,776 respondents, here are the results: We also asked about the candidate’s impact on agriculture overall. Here’s that breakdown …
Jun 08
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to visit with the head of Sorghum United, Nate Blum, about innovations in the sorghum industry and the Global Sorghum Conference taking place this week in France. With around 70 active members on every continent, Blum describes Sorghum United as a grassroots organization that involves each part …
Feb 18
AFR Cooperative wrapped up its 118th Convention with “Honor Tradition, Embrace Change” as the Theme. The event was held at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center. It featured several guest speakers, including National Farmers Union President Rob Larew, Speaker of the House Charles McCall, Megan Williams with the Federal Reserve bank in Kansas City, and …
Feb 16
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is proud to support HB 2775 and HB 1935 by House Speaker Charles McCall to increase funding for public schools across the state of Oklahoma. These proposals would assist public school funding in a number of ways, including providing a teacher pay raise and increasing each school’s per-pupil funding through a $500 million total funding …
Nov 07
The average price of diesel is $5.32 per gallon, more than $1.50 above the same time last year. While prices are below the $5.81 peak in June, the high cost of fuel is hitting farmers hard as they navigate the fall harvest season. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the factors driving up fuel prices …
