LEADAERSHIP ...
NATURAL DISASTER ...
USDA is assisting farmers in flooded areas
Will defer accrual of interest for all spring 2019 crop year insurance premiums
MEAT LABELS ...
Tofurky asks court to halt meat-labeling law
Has asked a federal court to temporarily stop Arkansas from enforcing the law
LOCAL MEETINGS ...
County Annual Meetings to begin across the state
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are holding county annual meetings
YOUNG LEADERS ...
Capital Farm Credit members visit Capitol Hill
The Lowry’s were selected to participate in the annual young leaders’ program
LABOR POLICY ...
Perdue on meeting with Guatemalan Ministers
United States and Guatemala agree to improve H-2A visa program operations
PESTICIDE REGULATIONS ...
Alternatives to Chlorpyrifos Work Group announced
Development of safer, more sustainable alternatives to chlorpyrifos is underway
PRODUCTION TRENDS ...
USDA forecasts corn, soybean production down
Soybean production is down 19% from 2018; corn production down 4%
PREVENTED PLANTING ...
Farmers prevented from planting on 19 million acres
Of those prevented plant acres, more than 73 percent were in 12 Midwestern states
STATEMENT ...