Ag export market development efforts are being strengthened by a significant investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled a $2.3 billion initiative to fortify …
Continuing Resolution Signed, CCC To Be Replenished
President Donald Trump has signed the continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded through December 11. The Senate approved the stopgap funding measure hours before the deadline by a …
Stopgap Funding Bill with Farming Support Moves Forward
A stopgap funding bill that will prevent a government shutdown was recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 359 to 57. The bill will keep …
USDA: No Cotton Storage Deficit
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced that there is not a cotton storage deficit. The determination was made based on Oct. 1, 2016, production estimates …