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Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 4
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Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
USDA Announces Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers Due to Tightening Dairy Margins May/June 2016 Average Margins Below $6 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance…
Specialty Crop Research Grants
…and nursery crops including floriculture. The grants are funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Agriculture Secretary…
Russia and Japan Meet to Talk Exports
…of bilateral cooperation in agriculture. Russia says the talks centered on exports of grain and related products from Russia to Japan. A list of Russian establishments interested in export of…
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…is needed in rural America, just as it is in urban and suburban communities.” Duvall pointed out the bill would provide agriculture education programs the funding assistance needed to create…
Vermont Stops GMO Label Enforcement
…process at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to Politico. Sorrel is opposed to provisions in the federal law that allows for the use of smart labels directing consumers to…
Governors Strongly Support TPP
Many U.S. Governors Strongly Support TPP A discussion panel at the National Association of Governors Meeting in July concluded that agriculture will be a big loser if the Trans-Pacific Partnership…
Ag Outlook Strengthens
…that expect tough financial times in agriculture over the next five years dropped to 40 percent, lower than in previous months. Producers also expect higher commodity prices and rising farmland…
Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Disappointed in Brazil Announcement The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced yesterday that the U.S. will resume importing fresh, frozen or chilled,…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 3
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Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…to be reevaluated to allow more flexibility. Despite mounting research that shows well-managed grazing could help reduce wildfire risk and severity, livestock stocking rates on public lands have dropped substantially…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…of requirements for workers to not work one day every seven days to agriculture will force seasonal agricultural workers to miss as many as four days of pay in a…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for August 2
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