Ahead of the 2018 Farm Bill, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) today announced the launch of a new online resource which can be accessed through the committee’s…
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
…2018, following two-years of crop damage on non-targeted fields. XtendiMax costs about $11 per acre to buy, and Monsanto is offering an extra $6 per acre in cash back to…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…and foreign agricultural affairs, told Agriculture.com that he “would advise anybody to be prepared with contingencies,” despite the administration knowing “very well where the farm and ag industries stand.” The…
Pilot Program Gives Canada Beef and Pork Exports Expanded Access to China
…and pork, and commit China and Canada to “fully implementing” an agreement reached last year to expand market access for Canadian frozen bone-in beef, according to AgCanada. Canadian beef exports…
Agri View: Online, Home Delivery Grocery Shopping
…supermarket in today’s Agri View. But wait. Everett also fills us in on some supermarkets offering home delivery to go along with the online ordering. Online, Home Delivery Grocery Shopping…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
Officials from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will begin a technical round of meetings on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Monday. Top negotiating officials aren’t scheduled to…
Canadian Ambassador Optimistic on NAFTA Negotiations
…March. “Certainly, I think the deal has been good for all three countries,” he says, “and we’ve put some pretty constructive alternatives on the table.” Negotiators have updated several chapters…
APHIS Wildlife Services to Begin Field Trials on Feral Swine Toxic Bait
…(also called wild pigs, Eurasian boar, or feral hogs) are a harmful and destructive invasive species causing damage and disease threats to crops, public property, native ecosystems, livestock health, and…
Christmas Tree Buying Tips
…help it stay fresh. The best type of trees to buy include Norman Fir, Blue Spruce, Fraser Fir, Serbian Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lodgepole pine or Noble Fir. Make sure the…
Bayer, Luke Bryan, Celebrate Successful Feeding Campaign
…Luke Bryan fans to give thanks to American Farmers, while also helping hungry Americans. Bayer donated one meal through Feeding America for each #HeresToTheFarmer hashtag share online. The campaign, coinciding…
State Farm Bureau Study Estimates Cost of NAFTA Withdraw
…for individual agriculture commodities, demonstrating how NAFTA supports commodity prices, but also what the loss of NAFTA could mean. Nebraska Farm Bureau president Steve Nelson says the report shows withdrawing…
Western View: Identifying Fake News
…what to think instead of telling you facts, watch out! Listen for opinion words – words like clearly, obviously, I think, I believe, the best, Unfair, terrible, never, great, awful,…
USDA Emphasizing Trade Expansion
Ted McKinney, the new USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, has been busy since being sworn in. He’s visited India, Brazil, Colombia, and Panama recently with the goal…
Monsanto Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Dicamba Restrictions
…recovered through an action against the state.” Earlier this year, the state approved an initial ban on dicamba use and has received over 1,000 complaints about dicamba drift. The company…