…2016 represented more than $6.6 billion dollars with more than 90 percent of those ingredients consumed by the Mexican livestock industry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada “Flatly Rejects” U.S. Dairy Proposal
…this year called the system “unfair,” and used the system as part of his threat to withdraw from NAFTA. Canada’s government dismissed the U.S. dairy proposal, while the Dairy Farmers…
WOTUS Jurisdiction Case Reaches Supreme Court
…Association of Manufacturers and is comprised of other farm and business groups along with some environmental organizations. They contend that WOTUS challenges should be heard in district courts because the…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…growing demand for food, fuel, and fiber. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Technology is front and center…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
…rules. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue decided not to move forward with an interim final rule of the so-called Farmer Fair Practices Rules, which was written in 2016 by the U.S….
Farm City Tuesday, 10-17-17
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Wildfire Impact to Linger for California Wine Country
…have been outright destroyed, and even their owners were talking about getting back on their feet soon, according to the newspaper. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Governors Write Trump Regarding RFS
…president they were concerned about “where the EPA’s proposed implementation of RFS policy is heading,” and its impact on farmers and the rural economy. The four Republicans urged the president…
U.S. Pork Production Expanding
…and more than 200,000 metric tons to Mexico, leaving the need to find additional markets for the remaining 100,000 metric tons. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Weed Scientist Has Doubts Over Dicamba Restrictions Effectiveness
…supervision, will be allowed to spray dicamba in 2018. However, that restriction may not do much to reduce crop damage related to sprayings because many farmers and commercial applicators are…
Capitol Hill Asking “When” will NAFTA Withdraw Notice Come
…talks, as both sides agree to take part in the negotiations “in good faith,” due to NAFTA’s benefits for both countries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
…system of tariffs and export limits designed to protect the domestic market, which is not part of the original NAFTA agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday, Monday 10-16-17
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Tractor Sales Fall in September
…up six percent for the month. Sales of combines for the year total roughly 2,900 a four percent decrease from 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….