…2016 to Friday, October 7, 2016. A public comment meeting to provide an overview of the DEIR and the proposed Project will be held on September 27, 2016, from 7…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
John Deere 7080 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvester (Courtesy John Deere) Deere & Company said last week production at its Waterloo, Iowa plant will be cut until at least October. The…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…HERE to read Zimmerman’s full testimony. Farmers are encouraged to submit comments to the EPA at www.ncga.com/atz. EPA is accepting comments on the draft ecological risk assessment through October 4….
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…pay-as-you-go repayment methodology. The public will have 60 days to comment on the DEIR; the public comment period will close on October 17, 2016. DWR will hold a public hearing…
APHIS Accepting Applications for FY 2017 NCPN Cooperative Agreements
…Section 10007. APHIS will accept applications for FY 2017 NCPN cooperative agreements from August 17, 2016 through October 26, 2016. The NCPN provides high-quality, propagated plant material that is free…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…price since October 2009, NMPF’s letter said. The cost of purchased feed has risen recently, producing a Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin of $5.76 per hundredweight for the May-June period,…
CME ‘Enhancing’ Live Cattle Markets
…For starters, CME Group will add a seasonal discount of $1.50 per hundredweight on live cattle tendered to its Worthing, South Dakota delivery location for the October contract only. Research…
Dollar General Buys Walmart Express Locations
…anticipates relocating 40 existing Dollar General Stores into the purchased sites by October. The newly-relocated Dollar General stores will use a new layout with expanded offerings such as fresh meat…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…more in-depth survey that will take place between October 2016 and February 2017. The privacy of all respondents is safeguarded, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,…
USDA Seeking Additional Funding for Farm Loans
…program restarts in October. Loans in the program are considered a “last resort” for farmers, but as the rural sector struggles with low commodity prices and mounting trade competition, farmers…
EPA Sets Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting on Glyphosate
…scheduled the meeting of a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act scientific advisory panel for October 18th through October 21st in Washington, D.C. The Federal Register notice mentions the conclusions…
First-Ever National Academy of Sciences Prize
…production. The prize may also be shared by one or more individuals for a collaborative accomplishment. Mid-career researchers at U.S. institutions may be nominated through October 3, 2016. For the…
NIFA Announces Funding
…natural dye for blue jeans. See more examples of SBIR-funded projects in the SBIR brochure (PDF) available on the NIFA website. Applications are due October 6. See the request for…
Agri View: Cotton Harvesting
…ruin its quality and reduce yield. Cotton is machine harvested in the U.S., beginning in July in south Texas and in October in more northern areas of the Belt. Stripper…