Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress

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…market in the U.S. for the U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish. Emerging Markets Program (EMP): On April 17, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published a Notice of Funding Availability for EMP,…

USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions

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…milk income loss program. Risk Management Agency: Broadened federal crop options, especially for organic and specialty crop producers; new supplemental coverage options for cotton producers. Rural Development: Simplified application for…

New Waterways Law Benefits Agriculture, Consumers

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…in this country – according to AFBF transportation specialist Andrew Walmsley. Walmsley says the U.S. has been blessed with an inland waterways system that allows for shipment of bulk commodities…

Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers

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The National Cotton Council is working hard to promote the fiber. Sabrina Hill tells us more. Promoting cotton The National Cotton Council is reminding its members that the Cotton LEADS™…

Weekly Cotton Market Review

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Spot cotton quotations averaged 66 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton in the seven…

Crop Progress for June 4

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…Some cotton fields are struggling to develop good leaf area due to extended thrips damage in the southern region of the state. Beet armyworms turned up in alfalfa, but there…