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Manage Almonds to Full Potential, Despite Freeze Damage
…Agronomy Services for the Western United States Steve Petrie said growers should manage trees to their full potential despite visible damage during bloom. He said trees can adjust where they…
Almond Update: Monitor for Irrigation Timing
It’s been a different winter for almond growers this season. What started out to be a dry turned in some growers needing to apply water for frost protection, followed by…
Livestock Haulers Get Another ELD Waiver
…and FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez for listening to their concerns and working with the NCBA to find a permanent workable solution. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Key Farm Groups Like Co-op Tax Fix
…admitted is an error. It would allow farmers selling to co-ops to claim a 20 percent deduction on net business income. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Wants China to Cut Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
…and what the president tweeted recently. The official confirmed that the Trump tweet was a “typo,” and he meant $100 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Under Secretary Remains Optimistic on Trade Despite Tariffs
…the “America First” trade agenda can be challenging, he feels it will be successful in getting U.S. farmers better trade agreements. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Study: RFS Impact on Refinery Profitability Minimal
…including the decision to sell off the RINs it had acquired, in hopes of buying them back at a lower cost. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…News Service. Trade is critical to U.S. agriculture. Now you can add your voice in support of free trade. Farmers for Free Trade is launching the Voice of the Farmer…
Crops Hold Onto Harmful Mutations That Reduce Productivity
…author of the paper. Kremling is a graduate student of geneticist Edward Buckler with the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) Plant, Soil and Nutrition Research Laboratory in Ithaca, New York. Buckler…
Secretary Perdue Supports Agriculture Exemption Extension for ELD Mandate
…technologies do not recognize the hours-of-service exemptions for agriculture that are in federal law, leaving drivers to do twice the work by requiring use of both the ELD and traditional…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-14-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Barrasso Introduces Catch-all Farm Regulation Reduction Bill
…includes eight bills, including the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method, or FARM Act. The FARM Act was introduced by Nebraska Republican Senator Deb Fischer, which seeks an exemption to emission reporting…
Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
…Meanwhile, some trade experts don’t expect the tariffs to last long because the tariffs have an overwhelming U.S. and global unpopularity. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….