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The Food Safety Modernization ACT (FSMA) was signed into law in January 2011 as a response to dramatic changes in the global food system. The Act resulted in fundamental changes to 70-year-old food safety regulations and gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sweeping authority to aggressively prevent foodborne illnesses in every step of the food supply chain.

Rural America needs consistent access to adequate healthcare, including mental, specialty and telehealth options, ideally from professional providers who understand farmers and their unique challenges.

The farm bill is the primary legislative vehicle for assisting farmers. Every five years, Congress deals with the renewal and revision of this comprehensive legislation covering everything from traditional farm programs to nutrition, energy and conservation.

A government-supported Farm Savings Account (FSA) could be utilized as a way to reduce the income risk farmers face and provide an addition or alternative to traditional risk management programs.

MFB’s 2022 Growing Together Conference in Grand Rapids offers a revamped agenda and some fresh, new options for members active in Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and P&E programs.

Memories of coming home and returning to the farm eclipse the wartime experiences of Farm Bureau members on a recent Honor Flight.

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) says one of its ASF vaccine candidates has been shown to prevent and effectively protect both European and Asian bred swine against the current circulating Asian strain of the virus.

A recent opinion piece published by Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) has raised some questions about the possibility of a methane emissions fee on agricultural emissions, primarily livestock methane emissions through a per-head tax.

A new $70 billion state budget includes many victories for agriculture, with key programs maintaining, or seeing boosts in funding, along with new initiatives to fuel farm innovation, boost conservation efforts, and help manage farm stress.

A quartet of Young Farmers from across the Thumb took part in the Dist. 6 Discussion Meet, digging into the perennial topic of farm safety and how best to drive it home deep into the ag community.