…“rolling over” unused allocations of 1,3-D from one year for use in future years A ban on the use of this pesticide during December, when weather conditions tend to make…
Hog Outlook Turns Sour
…sows farrow during the September-November 2016 quarter, down slightly from the actual farrowings during the same period in 2015, and down 2 percent from 2014. Intended farrowings for December-February 2017,…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…They predict a wet December, but a dry January and February, and average March and April. Other experts see things differently. Harris-Mann Climatologgy, a well respected group out of Idaho,…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…and medium grain rice (except for temperate Japonica rice), which will be announced in November, remaining oilseeds and chickpeas, which will be announced in December, and temperate Japonica rice, which…
Hog Futures Biggest Commodity Loser in 2016
…forcing slaughterhouses to add weekend shifts in November and December. Those increased supplies come at a time of sluggish export demand. China more than doubled U.S. pork purchases in the…
U.S. Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…hog producers intend to have 2.93 million sows farrow between September and November 2016, and 2.93 million sows farrow between December 2016 and February 2017. Iowa hog producers accounted for…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…the information.” Growers can learn more about the irrigation tools, and many aspects of irrigation at the annual Almond Conference. The conference is December 6-8 at the Sacramento Convention Center….
China Moves to Reopen Market to U.S. Beef
…of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December 2003, U.S. beef and beef product exports fell. Since 2003, USDA has led a multi-agency, full-court press, dedicating significant resources…
Farm Groups Want December Action on FSA Loans
Farm and banking groups spoke with congressional appropriators this week about using upcoming appropriations bills to give authority and funding for Farm Service Agency Loans to farmers. The Hagstrom Report…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…December 6-8 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Jenny Nicolau, Manager of Industry Relations for the Almond Board, says lots of information will be available at the conference. “This year’s conference…
Farm to School Grants to Increase Local Foods in Schools
…ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 will be distributed in four different grant categories: Planning, Implementation, Support Service, and Training. Applications are due on grants.gov by December 8, 2016. On Thursday,…
European Union Suspends Dow DuPont Merger Review
…first disclosed in December of 2015, and would unite the two companies before the split into three separate units. Dow and DuPont quietly made concessions to the EU in July…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…in our Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2015 and under the headings “Enterprise Risk Management” and “Key Assumptions and Risks in respect of Forward-Looking Statements” in…
USDA Quarterly Export Forecast Shows Higher Numbers
…strengthen. While USDA continues working to eliminate the remaining restrictions on U.S. beef exports that were instituted by some trading partners as a result of the December 2003 BSE detection,…