The U.S. and China began rolling out more tariffs against each other this week as part of the tit-for-tat trade war between the two nations. The U.S. will collect an…
Commodity Prices Have Landowners Searching for Additional Income
…with current prices impacted by trade issues. In some states, landowners have also been facing increased costs due to rising property tax bills. For owners who have the right type…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…Initiative compliant). The impact of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is hard to predict, according to Babcock. “It will not be possible to calculate the impact of SGMA until…
APHIS Finalizes Conditions for Paying Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity
…be in place for larger-sized operations to receive indemnity payments. The split payments for HPAI in the final rule are in line with the split payments for indemnity in the…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
The funding is split between two state-specific projects and a national project that includes California Two California organizations, and one national organization, have been selected to receive a combined $1.3…
Drought Monitor Shows Continued Dryness
…a split through Corn Belt shows much of the area south of the Interstate 80 corridor in a classified drought. The latest Drought Monitor released Thursday shows areas of extreme…
NAFTA Back in the Spotlight
…will back down, saying “he’s been pretty consistent on the poison pill issues.” Mexico and Canada both shut down the idea on Wednesday that the NAFTA renegotiation could be split…
Farm Bureau Response to Navarro’s ‘Rounding Error’ Statement
…position for agriculture going into this trade war. This situation will only worsen as combines roll between now and the fall election season. The nation’s farmers and ranchers support the…
Perdue: Farmers Can’t Pay Bills on Patriotism
…Also attending the event were former U.S. Trade Representative Mike Kirk and House Agriculture Committee chairman Mike Conaway. Conaway told attendees that: “I can’t un-roll the waters on trade, but…
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…ballot. Efforts to Split the State This isn’t the only effort to split the state. In fact, the man behind this particular campaign tried to do this before, back in…
China Tariff on U.S. Pork Now Tops 60 Percent
…a 13 percent value-added tax on most agricultural imports. China represented 17 percent of total U.S. pork exports by value in 2017. NPPC President Jim Heimerl added: “We need these…
EPA Seeking “New Tone”
…policy platform, fighting the courts to roll back a slate of Obama-era regulations on climate change, air pollution, stream protection and more. A former Clinton administration climate advisor told the…
Equipment Manufacturers: Trade War Bad for Business, Risks Jobs
…tax reform, hurting the entire U.S. economy.” Slater said while the president is right to address China’s intellectual property theft and unfair trade practices taxing American citizens won’t fix the…
Agri View: Beef Exports Having Problems
…like 45 thousand tons a year. They are thinking about raising it another 30 thousand tons. Here is the kicker. There is a strong effort to split all beef markets…