…to its year-ago level. Finally, sugar prices were down 4.8 percent for the month, and down 24 percent from April 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Credit Loan Volume up One Percent
Combined net income for the Farm Credit System increased 1.8 percent to $1.27 billion for the first quarter of 2018, as compared with $1.24 billion for the same period last…
Canada Closes TB Investigation
…million in compensation for the destroyed animals. The successful investigation allows Canada to keep its bovine tuberculosis-free status regarding global trade. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Monsanto Leadership Out of Bayer Takeover
…which depends on required regulatory approvals. Until that date, both companies will continue to operate as competitors under their current structures. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Growth Energy Pressing Trump on Biofuels
…and crops during the worst farm crisis since the 1980s.” The full-page ads were placed by Growth Energy ahead of an expected meeting with farm-state leaders and petroleum backers at…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…on various aspects of farming to military veterans who may be interested in beginning a farm, or who have been farming for less than 10 years. “Many veterans were saying…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-07-18
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U.S.-China Talks End With Little Progress
…the talks. The U.S. was focused on a trade deficit with China that it says reached over $375 billion last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Conservatives Attack House Farm Bill
Key Democrats in the House are already lining up in opposition to the House version of the 2018 Farm Bill because of proposed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The…
USDA-White House Liaison Clovis Leaving Washington
…While we are sad Dr. Clovis is leaving USDA, we wish him well in his future endeavors back home in Iowa.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Fake Veterinarian Takes Part in Missouri Cattle Fraud Scheme
…for documents on the company, called 5A Holdings, LLC. Hager served as the owner of 5A Holdings and ran the scheme from July 17, 2015, through March 28, 2018. Hager…
Farm Loan Rates Edging Higher
…only ten percent of farm loans carried an interest rate of more than six percent. In the first quarter of this year, only 21 percent of non-real estate farm loans…
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
…farmers electric power is one of their major expenses. Now a new way to meet that need is reaching more and more farmers every month. Solar power. Generating their own…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-04-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….