…Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is the federal government’s official source of statistics about on-farm and post-harvest commercial fertilizer and pesticide use and pest management practices. NASS conducts agricultural chemical use…
Farm City Newsday Monday 7-31-17
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Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…in the Midwest, Texas and the Mountain West, as America’s rich wind resources draw even more business to heartland states. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from…
Grains Council Meeting in Vancouver
…are also meeting to track progress toward the implementation of the 2017 Unified Export Strategy. More information is available at Grains.org. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers Union Relieved by Failed ACA Repeal Vote
…bill would have risked access to health care for 16 million people and marketplace stability. Farmers Union President Roger Johnson says rural residents, including farmers and ranchers, need and desire…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
…Mexico. Those statistics come just weeks before the Trump administration is set to renegotiate NAFTA, which includes the top trading partners for U.S. agriculture. From the National Association of Farm…
Japan Beef Tariff Increase Highlights Need for Trade Agreement
…announced it would increase the tariff on frozen beef imports from 38.5 percent to 50 percent until April 2018. NCBA President Craig Uden says the tariffs “unfairly distort the market…
Secretary Perdue Regarding Japan’s Planned Increase of Tariff on U.S. Frozen Beef
…2017, and last through March 31, 2018. The tariff would affect only exporters from countries, including the United States, which do not have free trade agreements with Japan currently in…
Tax Reform Crucial for America’s Farmers, Ranchers
…action may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: “America’s farmers and ranchers are encouraged to see that key congressional leaders and the administration understand how important…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 7-28-17
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Valuable Crops to Consider Growing
…$300 to $700 per pound. There’s also Lavender. Profitableplantsdigest.com reports that one eight-acre lavender farm in the Northwest grosses more than $1 million per year from its various lavender products….
KSU Researchers Looking for New Ways to Preserve Bacon
…long the antioxidants work and what are the most optimal concentrations. The university research is funded by the National Pork Board. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
…growing around the nation, with the current drought monitor showing over 32 percent of the country in some form of drought. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Sets Ban on Australian Beef imports
…Chinese ports. China is currently the fourth-largest beef market for Australia, whose beef exports were worth over $600 million in 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….