…sale in Iowa, which is considered a low number, less than two farms per county. Randy Dickhut, a senior vice president with Farmers National Co., says, “Farmland values have dropped…
Cruz Proposal Could Harm Renewable Fuels
…biodiesel and would likely hurt the nation’s ethanol industry. That analysis comes from farmdoc at the University of Illinois. The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday, 12-26-17
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Farm Bureau Established Relief Fund for Puerto Rican Farmers
…farm at a time.” An application form for Puerto Rican farmers seeking assistance is available through the Puerto Rico Farm Bureau. You can also download an application and learn more…
Producers Looking to D.C. for Disaster Aid
…producers to enroll in the PLC and ARC programs in the farm bill. It would also lift the $20 million cap on livestock insurance programs. It’s unclear how the bill…
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS
…shelters across the country. CCF points out that HSUS doesn’t run a single pet shelter, in spite of solicitations suggesting otherwise. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Continuing Resolution Means No Cuts to Ag Programs
…projected to add another $1.5 billion to the deficit over the next ten years. The PayGo rules would have hit spending on farm subsidies and entitlement programs like Medicare very…
Farm City Newsday, Monday, 12-25-17
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Citrus Avoids Damage with Short Periods of Freeze
…be stronger and less prone to fruit drop. For the time being, it appears Mother Nature has delivered an early Christmas present for Valley citrus growers. from California Citrus Mutual…
Farm City Newsday, Friday, 12-22-17
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Foreign Ag Service Contributes to Export Success
International trade was an economic driver for rural America in 2017. U.S. farm and food exports totaled $140.5 billion for the fiscal year, which is the third-highest number on record….
Hops Industry Toasting This Holiday Season
…in the past five years is larger than the total acreage of most of the other hops-growing countries around the world. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Infrastructure Overhaul Talks to Begin in January
…Transportation report says Thune, a rural-state senator, has valuable insights on what farmers and Ag businesses will be looking for in infrastructure investments. Thune says there were few problems with…
Groups Want Tax-Extender Bill Passed in 2017
…credits. The groups attaching their names to the letter represent energy, agriculture, business, transportation, and real estate. The groups, which include the American Farm Bureau and National Biodiesel Board, say…