…than 1,300 stations with pumps that can dispense E15, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. However, that is a small portion of the estimated 122,000 stations in the country, according…
USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
…pest re-invaded the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. By the mid-1950’s, the pest had spread to surrounding states and eventually reached California in 1963. In 1955, USDA’s Animal and Plant…
NBB to EPA: Small Refinery Exemptions Destroy Demand for Biodiesel
…However, the agency’s data dashboard now makes it easy to calculate the biodiesel demand lost to these exemptions, the letter points out. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Seeking Trade Agreements with Japan, EU, UK
…services trade with the EU totaled nearly $1.2 trillion in 2017, while trade with Japan totaled an estimated $283.6 billion in 2017. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Pork Producers Encouraged by Trade Announcement
…the past,” adding that NPPC expects the U.S. to require the EU to eliminate all tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. pork. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McConnell: No NAFTA 2.0 Vote This Year
…Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, have commented that a vote this year on the updated agreement would avoid any potential political conflict next year. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Almond Update: Almond Achievement Award Nominations Needed
The Almond Board of California honors an individual every year for their dedication to the almond industry. The Almond Achievement Award nomination deadline is today, October 18. Almond Board of…
Farm Bill Being Stalled Further Possible
…are both on recess until after the elections, and conference committee members report little progress on all titles of the farm bill. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade Market Landscape for California Rice Remains Turbulent
…affected is a pretty major market for US medium grain rice, California in particular, and that’s Turkey,” said President and CEO of American Commodity Company Chris Crutchfield, “they have followed…
California is a National Leader in Agricultural Conservation Investment
Texas is the only other state to have spent more on conservation investment through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the fiscal year 2018. California spent more than $100…
U.S. Now has 6.5 Million Acres of Organic Certified Land
…organic farmland statistics because the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will not be issuing data on organic acreage for 2018. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: New Imported Problem for Producers
…was brought here from East Asia. That is where it was found first. The name tells you that it is a problem for cattlemen. Right now, it seems to be…
Panel Calls for Congress to Pass Senate Version of the Farm Bill
…bill, he says “It may not have been the bill we would have drafted ourselves … but it is a serious compromise.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trudeau Says USMCA Keeps China Trade Door Open
…form their own bilateral trade pact. However, Trudeau says the clause does not stop Canada from doing business with “whom it pleases.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….