…Groundwater Sustainability Plans and Projects. The grant program is funded by Prop 1, the $7.5 billion water bond overwhelmingly approved by California voters in 2014. Proposition 1 authorized the Legislature…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency this week announced greater crop insurance options for farmers against unexpected decreases in their operating margin. Offered through the federal crop insurance…
Mexico Rejecting Prospects of New tariffs in NAFTA
Officials from Mexico visiting Washington, D.C. this week are sporting a clear message that a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement will not include any new tariffs or quotas. The…
Agri View: American Grown Tea
Everett Griner talks about American grown tea on the way in today’s Agri View. Next to coffee, tea is one of the most consumed beverage in America….
Mexico Officials Visiting U.S. This Week to Talk Trade
With U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s swearing-in Monday, a group of trade officials from Mexico plan to travel to the U.S. to begin working on trade issues between the two…
USDA Political Appointment Nominees Coming Soon
…CEO of the American Soybean Association, is expected to be nominated for the USDA deputy secretary position. Current Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is expected to receive the nominee for…
EPA E15 Volatility Restriction Among Regulations Requiring Reform
…the U.S. ethanol industry and American consumers, according to comments submitted by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The comments responded to EPA’s request for input on burdensome, conflicting, or unnecessary…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…a written succession plan. Among sole proprietorships, 4.9% had a written succession plan compared with 16.3% of family and non-family corporations. Just over half (51.7%) of all Canadian farms were…
Methane Vote Agreement Offers path for E15 Bill
…so. While the Congressional Review Act resolution to reject an Obama-era methane rule failed, the agreement will stay in place, according to Politico. A hearing has not yet been scheduled…
Stabenow, Rural Groups, Express Concern over USDA Reorganization
…understand the critical nature of rural development to the American economy.” USDA is encouraging the public to provide input on the plan. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Initial Results of the 100-Day Action Plan of the U.S. – China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue
…as concrete progress is made in implementing the actions under the 100-day plan, the two sides will begin discussing a one-year plan to further solidify actions in promoting U.S. –…
Agriculture Secretary Perdue on Trade Breakthrough with China
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hailed the agreement between the United States and China on several key trade issues, most notably the return of American beef to the Chinese…
China to Resume U.S. Beef Imports
…when we can serve President Trump and President Xi a dry-aged American-made New York strip in Beijing.” According to information from TheHill.com, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the deals that…
Agri View: Corn, the Oldest Crop
…It isn’t a difficult crop to grow. But it has to be carefully monitored. It is probably the most studied crop grown by American farmers. Finally, it is one of…