The “i5k Initiative” aims to sequence and analyze the genomes of at least 5,000 important insect species. Photo courtesy of i5k Initiative. Nearly 75 percent of all animal species are…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…plants to drop blossoms, Miyao said; when cooler temperatures returned, plants blossomed again, resulting in a split set. “At harvest time, there’s red ripe fruit; there’s a whole area of…
Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded President Donald J. Trump’s vision of a broad reform of the American tax code, which will result in dramatic tax cuts for millions of…
NMPF Supports Effort to Bring Clarity to EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Regulation
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today that the dairy industry supports a two-step process to roll back the existing Waters of the…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…Farm Bureau tax adviser Pat Wolff has urged that any plan to cut the corporate tax rate include farmers and ranchers. Taxes Republicans, meantime, may be planning to allow “full…
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
…precipitation is in the forecast for eastern Kansas and Oklahoma. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is equally split between normal, above normal, and below normal chances for precipitation. From…
NFU Urges a No Vote on Health Care Plan
…is concerned about including the elimination of the current structure for tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and subsidies for out-of-pocket costs. Johnson says the proposed plan would create instability in the…
W. H. and GOP Leaders Considering Ditching Estate Tax Repeal
…and would boost the federal debt. Republicans say the tax levied at death is unfair and needs to go. American Farm Bureau Federation tax adviser Pat Wolff. Tax Wolff has…
Tyson Reevaluating Planned Facility After Locals Back Away from Incentives
…for an 80 percent property-tax reduction. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the company was disappointed in the County Commission’s decision Monday. The plant would employ roughly 1,600 employees, once completed….
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…sustainability initiative, said, “We believe the United States may be the only country in the world with these kinds of specific, measurable, quantified goals.” The Texas cotton producer said the…
USDA/NIFA Needs Stakeholder Input on Food, Agriculture Priorities
…initiative, “NIFA Listens: Investing in Science to Transform Lives,” stakeholders are invited to provide input to help ensure the strategic positioning and relevancy of NIFA’s investments in advancing agricultural research,…
UC to Host Washington Forum on NAFTA Future
…Initiative at Tecnológico de Monterrey; Diana Villiers Negroponte, public policy fellow at the Wilson Center; and more. The UC Washington Center is located at 1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW in…
Trump Renewed Call for Full Repeal of Estate Tax
…hurdles as tax reform advances this fall. AFBF tax adviser Pat Wolff suggests the President’s comments that the estate tax is a “tremendous burden” on family farmers can only help…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…cattle and beef producers. The campaign, which will focus heavily on the death tax, aims to build support in Washington for comprehensive tax reform that makes our tax code fair…