…building boom will recall that proximity/access to corn was the top consideration in determining where to build a new plant. Simply put, ethanol plants were built where the corn was…
Weeds, Weeds, Control Those Weeds
…our lawn for the weeds of summer that will be coming later. That’s Kansas State University Extension Lawn and Garden Expert Dennis Patton who says it would have been better…
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…Means 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Richard Neal, Ranking Member House Committee on Ways & Means 1139E Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear…
Report Highlights Changes in Community Supported Agriculture Business Model
…meat products, dairy products, eggs, value-added products and cut flowers to the range of choices offered to their subscribers, often through multi-farm cooperation, CSA operators are able to better stabilize…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…of our daily life. We’re excited to bring our diverse industry to Capitol Hill to share our unified priorities for ensuring better seed for a better quality of life.” ASTA’s…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…premiums that year, MPP issued only miniscule payouts, amounting to less than $1 million. This was despite the fact that actual margins were tight in 2015. The program’s enrollees experienced…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…crops, buffer strips, pollinator and beneficial insect habitat, and soil health building activities – all while maintaining active agricultural production on their land. Producers interested in contract renewals or applying…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…call scheduled for May 2, 2017. Dyal Co. LLC and Citi acted as financial advisors and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted as legal counsel to FMC. Citi provided financing…
Almond Board: Big Increase for Low-Dust Incentive
…build on years of Almond Board-funded research on reducing dust emissions at harvest. The Almond Hullers and Processors Association (now Almond Alliance) worked closely with NRCS to develop this funding…
NCC Pleased With EPA’s Chlorpyrifos Action
…were unable to access the data from the studies in order to analyze it or assess its accuracy. Three separate Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panels (SAPs)…
Farm Bureau Cheers Perdue Committee Vote, Urges Full Senate to Confirm
…of handling and exporting the food Americans grow for the world. He is a real-world farmer who wants to build on farmers’ successful efforts to sustain and conserve the natural…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Rooney, Agricultural Council of California; Eric Holst, Environmental Defense Fund/California State Board of Food and Agriculture; CDFA Secretary Karen Ross; Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch/CDFA Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel;…
Western Growers Applauds Senate Ag Committee Perdue Vote
…he will act as a tireless advocate for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the industry it serves, working to preserve and enhance support for department priorities vital to the…
Duvall Urges Swift Confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court
…on this nomination appear to be cynical tit-for-tat politics. The public deserves better.” Describing the many challenges facing the nation as “too important to continue with a vacant seat on…