…“significantly changed” as it was written into law. This change “fundamentally altered the safety net designed by NMPF and other dairy leaders around the country. Unfortunately, as a direct result…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…significantly change their operations due to a death.” The Trump administration tax-reform plan includes immediate repeal of the estate tax and would reduce the tax rate for owner-operated businesses and…
Response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s paper on Clean Fuel Standard
Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) in submitting comments in response to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Discussion Paper on a…
Agri View: Changing Farm Technology
…report to farm technology. Anything new that helps a man produce a bigger and better crop quickly finds a place in agriculture. It is an industry that consistently under change…
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…on existing Climate FieldViewTM customers who currently use John Deere’s Wireless Data Server (WDS) technology to stream data into their account. The Climate Corporation remains committed to enabling seamless field…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…2016 to 65 in April 2017 (Figure 4). The improvement parallels the change in the barometer, but suggests that the shift in buying/investment behavior is more muted than the change…
Agri View: China and Beef Exports
…U.S. beef imports. Well, that could change. They are not ready yet but they gave indications they may be willing to negotiate. Why is this important? China consumes over 12…
Dairy Industry Applauds USDA Secretary Perdue for Supporting School Milk Options
…USDA will publish an interim rule to cover the regulatory changes needed to allow low-fat flavored milk in schools. It is unclear when the change will be implemented. Share this…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…conversion not only threatens tropical forests but also raises concerns about biodiversity and carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change. Several factors influence production of forest-risk commodities, including consumption of these…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…percent flavored milk through the school meals programs. USDA will seek to publish an interim rule as soon as possible to effect the change in milk policy. “I’ve got 14…
If Weeds Could Talk What Would They Tell Us?
…quickly, like crabgrass, may demonstrate soils need to be covered. Just like anything else living and growing on this earth, weeds have a purpose, too. It is possible to change…
Tight Fuel Ethanol Supplies in Brazil Boost U.S. Exports
U.S. Fuel Ethanol exports are up sharply in the current marketing year, thanks in part to tighter fuel supplies in Brazil, which are resulting in higher U.S. imports. The change…
Perdue Convinces Trump not to Terminate NAFTA
…the Secretary of Commerce in doing so. Daily Caller Dot Com reports that just days after taking office, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue persuaded the President to change his mind after…
Western View: Is Global Warming Real?
…climate change for more than ten years, and wrote a book titled Hubris: The Troubling Science, Economics, and Politics of Climate Change. In an interview, Hart said that he learned…