…crop organizations, has announced its 2018 farm bill priorities focusing on programs for a healthier America heading into Wednesday’s U.S. House Agriculture Committee meeting on the Farm Bill. The SCFBA…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-17-18
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API: Forcing Year-round E15 Sales a Concern
While the Trump administration was met with applause from many in agriculture in suggesting it will grant an E15 summertime waiver, to allow sales year-round, oil industry officials are expressing…
Farm Credit Administration Releases Quarterly Report
…issues affecting agriculture. Based on its first forecast of the 2018 farm economy, The Department of Agriculture projects net farm income to decline by 6.7 percent, with both crop and…
Providing Perspective on the Annual Dirty Dozen List
…Thorne. According to sampling data from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Federal Food and Drug Administration, 99 percent of residues are well below the safety standards established…
Bayer On Track to Acquire Monsanto
…its competitor BASF for $7.2 billion. Bayer will also be selling its vegetable seeds business and making concessions related to digital agriculture. The size of the deal between Bayer and…
Perdue Applauds President Trump’s Selection for USDA’s Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded President Donald J. Trump’s selection of James Hubbard to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-16-18
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House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
The House Agriculture Committee introduced the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2). The bill helps address the economic challenges facing farmers and ranchers, while making historic investments in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 04-13-18
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Argentina Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
…to be a $10 million-a-year market for U.S. pork producers. NPPC helped the U.S. Department of Agriculture address concerns raised by Argentine officials, and in October, the organization urged the…
Farm bill discussions will affect all Californians
…by the House Agriculture Committee. The release marks a key milestone in updating the multi-year farm bill that expires Sept. 30. “Although it’s known as the farm bill, the legislation…
Trump Announces E15 Waiver Support to Farm State Lawmakers
The Trump Administration is apparently planning to allow E15 sales year-round. During the White House agriculture roundtable Thursday, President Trump announced his support for E15 sales year-round without a cap…
Trump Tells Trade Team to Look Into Re-joining TPP
…the Midwest, President Trump heard of the troubles his trade policy is posing to agriculture, and the benefits of TPP to farmers and ranchers. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, who…