…Expectations fell to 126 – 22 points lower than a month earlier. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Read the full Ag Economy Report from Perdue University….
Senate Ag Appropriator Says no Budget Cuts this Fiscal Year
…expires. Republican leaders in Congress remain confident an agreement on a spending measure will be reached, avoiding any potential government shutdown. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Perdue Vote Won’t Happen This Week
…The groups added there is a growing list of issues at USDA, “particularly given the troubling economic conditions in rural America.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Water Movement Improved with WIIN Act
…conditions return to the state. Western Growers Executive Vice President Dave Puglia talk to AgNet West about water news in the state last month. He said it is important to…
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
…President Ag Division, First Dakota National Bank, Yankton, SD, On behalf of American Bankers Association Mr. Steve Handke, President & CEO, The Union State Bank of Everest, Everest, KS, On…
Bats, Allies to Farmers, Return Home to Roost in Spring
…suggests placing a box over it and calling a wildlife rescue organization, such as Northern California Bats in Davis. She recommends wildlife rescue because animal control officers must euthanize all…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…land with previous agricultural history (such as CRP or pasture)—not prairie or other native lands. Our full analysis is available here. About the Renewable Fuels Association The Renewable Fuels Association…
The California Kitchen: Beer & Broccolini White Cheddar Cheese Soup
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing beer & broccolini white cheddar cheese soup with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 T…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…economic pressures underscore the critical importance of an improved safety net for cotton farmers.” He said cotton must be brought back into the farm law’s Title I commodity policy as…
Subcommittee Continues Examination of Farm Policy
…Cape Giarardeau, MO Mr. Tim McMillan, Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, Enigma, GA Mr. Rob Rynning, President, U.S. Canola Association, Kennedy, MN, also on behalf of the National Sunflower Association Mr….
Protectionist Trade Rhetoric Not Beneficial for Global Ag Companies
…tax or negative trade impacts from changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement to purchase agricultural commodities from other nations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada Attempting to Deepen Trade Ties with China
…and to send more Canadian students to China. There’s little word yet what any expanded trade ties would mean for Canadian agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Guatemala to Eliminate Tariffs on U.S. Chicken Products
…Guatemala totaled $82 million in 2016, about eight percent of the country’s total U.S. agricultural imports of $1.1 billion last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NPPC, Ag Groups Ask for Tax Reform
…issue. Respectfully, Agricultural Retailers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Sheep Industry Association American Soybean Association American Sugarbeet Growers Association Livestock Marketing Association National Association of State Departments of Agriculture…