Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
ELD Waiver Available to Agriculture Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an ELD waiver to farmers and ranchers who haul animals, that would fall under the Electronic Logging Device mandate that went…
DuPont Pioneer Confirms Iowa Layoffs
…The company expects that over time, it will have a presence of “equal or higher” employment levels, because of the transition. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada On-farm Bovine TB Testing Concludes
Canada has concluded on-farm testing for bovine tuberculosis after the fall 2016 outbreak in Alberta. The TB investigation has been underway since September of last year, when Canadian officials got…
Canada Executives Urging Trudeau to Join U.S.-Free TPP
…to press the nation to move forward with TPP, citing uncertainties with NAFTA as a reason to bolster other trade markets. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Secretary Perdue Comments on Tax Reform
…farms are run as a small business, and that they “should be able to keep more of what they earn to reinvest in their operations and take care of their…
Congressional Ag Leaders Applaud Tax Bill Passage
…“impacts every single American,” offering a fairer, simpler tax code. For farmers, Roberts says the bill creates a “much more pro-growth tax system,” lowering the tax burden on farmers and…
Agri View: Interest Rates
…a look at the USDA Annual Accounting of Overall Farm Income. Cash Farm Income was forecast to be up, while Net Farm Income forecast to drop. Everett lets us know…
Improvements to Crop Insurance continue in 2018
USDA Strengthens Crop Insurance Program to keep Rural Economy Viable Changes to the Federal crop insurance program initiated in 2017 will continue into 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
California Citrus Production Outpaces Florida
…marketing season. Florida farmers sold 3.5 million tons during the same period. It has only been five years since Florida produced twice the amount of citrus as growers in California….
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday, 12-20-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Egg Supply Dropping Prices, Pressuring Cage-Free Market
…make the transition. The current overabundance of conventional eggs makes this investment difficult in the near term, the report points out. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Global Drought Severity Index Launched
…to 2014, but will be extended with the current mission and the GRACE follow-up mission scheduled to be launched in early 2018. Researchers say the index will be very reliable…
Disaster Bill Includes Cotton, Dairy Provisions
The $81 billion House disaster aid package includes provisions for cotton growers and limited support for dairy producers. The National Farmers Union says both cotton and dairy farmers need appropriations…