The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative filed a claim against China in the World Trade Organization over market price supports for wheat, rice, and corn. The complaint says that …
Pork Producers Can Challenge Information Release
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that pork producers can challenge the public release of their water pollution permit applications. The Courthouse News Dot Com website says those applications …
NFU and Farm Aid Looking for Help
The National Farmers Union and Farm Aid groups have partnered to send 275 farm families to Washington D.C. this week to seek help for farmers struggling through the current economic …
September Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Office released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week of September, …
USDA Seeks Nominees to the National Dairy Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking dairy producer organizations and other interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Nominations must …
Conaway Applauds Initiation of Enforcement Action Against China’s Agricultural Subsidies
House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) joined U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress in announcing …
Improving SNAP Employment and Training Programs
Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2), Chairwoman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, held a hearing to discuss the initiatives states are taking to further improve their SNAP Employment and Training …
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that up to $5 million in grant funds is available to help schools create or strengthen farm to school programs this school …
U.S. Cattlemen’s Convention Discusses Industry Challenges
About 200 cattle ranchers were in Billings, Montana, last weekend to take part in the U.S. Cattlemen‘s Convention regarding the challenges plaguing the industry. The industry is beset by a …
WTO Looking Into Dairy and Cheese Policies
World Trade Organization (WTO) officials will be busy this week, asking several members about their pricing policies during the two-day meeting of the WTO Committee on Agriculture. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy …
Bayer and Monsanto Boards to Meet Soon
Bayer and Monsanto appear to be getting closer to a deal as negotiations seem to be in the final stretch. An agreement between the two companies would allow them to …
Four States Offer Ideas for Ag Economy
Agricultural leaders from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa met recently in St. Joseph, Missouri, with each state reporting on findings from surveys of farmers and experts in the financial industry. …
EPA Violated Personal Privacy of Farmers and Ranchers
The Environment Protection Agency violated the personal privacy rights of thousands of farmers and ranchers. That unanimous ruling came from the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. …
WASDE at a Glance
WASDE Report Corn: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn outlook is for lower production, reduced feed and residual use, lower stocks, and higher prices. Corn production is forecast at 15.093 billion bushels, …