…Dow and DuPont announced the merger in December of 2015. Upon closure, the combined company is estimated to be worth $130 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
…workers at 29 ports on the West Coast. Politico reports that the announcement Friday comes as a sigh of relief for U.S. importers and exports. In 2014 and 2015, shippers…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…and Taiwan. Complete June export results for U.S. beef, pork and lamb are available from USMEF’s statistics web page. NOTES: Export statistics refer to both muscle cuts and variety mea…
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
…and at its highest since January 2015. The Cereal Price Index averaged 162.2 points in July, up almost eight points from June. The Vegetable Oil Price Index averaged 160.4 points…
Farmland Values Unclear in the Future
…Value Survey in August of last year showed a modest climb in land values in the Southeast, the Delta region, and the Southern Plains, from June of 2015 to June…
Farmers Indicate Higher Outlook on Farm Economy
…and in July was at its highest level since data collection began in October 2015. Figure 2. Index of Current Conditions and Index of Future Expectations, October 2015 to July…
Growth Energy Calls Court Decision on RVO’s a Win for Consumers
…a joint petition filed in January 2016 to hear a challenge to the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standards for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Growth Energy along with Americans for Clean Energy,…
Agricultural Chemical Use Survey Results Released
…for any of the states surveyed. In most cases, the combination of states surveyed represented a significant percentage of the acres planted in 2015. Data are for the 2016 crop…
EPA, U.S. Army Move to Rescind 2015 “Waters of the U.S.”
…existed prior to 2015 defining “waters of the United States” or WOTUS. This action would, when finalized, provide certainty in the interim, pending a second rulemaking in which the agencies…
EWG Study Finds High Nitrate Levels in Rural Drinking Water Systems
…the distinction of the highest nitrate contamination in tests between 2010 and 2015 all exceeded the legal limit. And all 30 served small populations in rural, farm-based economies, according to…
Secretary Perdue Partners with FFA to Support Next Generation of Leaders in Agriculture
…the National FFA Organization, Mark Poeschl, signed a memorandum of understanding (PDF, 225 KB) between USDA and National FFA. You may click HERE or on the video below to watch…
Agri View: Growing Industrial Hemp
…Carolina to grow industrial hemp. It took time and involved more than just farmers. A lot of the effort was just getting potential growers on the same page as the…
First Round of NAFTA Talks Scheduled
…up on Sunday, August 20th. Earlier this week, the White House released its goals for NAFTA, which includes maintaining duty-free status on agricultural exports to Mexico and Canada. The 18-page…
NCC Encouraged by Appropriations Process’ Inclusion of Cottonseed Policy
…to the President and Agriculture Secretary Perdue this week both asked that USDA restarts the Cotton Ginning Cost Share program, initially operated for the 2015 crop, for the 2016 crop….
