…water conservation and water quality and forest-related conservation for both proactive and post-fire assistance. Farmers, ranchers and private non-industrial forest owners statewide voluntarily partnered with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…
House Agriculture Committee Launches Farm Bill Landing Page
…current website, https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill. This landing page is designed to provide updates and information related to the 2018 Farm Bill. Following its launch, Chairman Conaway offered the below remarks: “I’m committed…
Legislators Educated During California Healthy Soils Week
…said. The discussion panels also featured University of California Cooperative Extension advisors, as well as United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service personnel and multiple farmers engaged in…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday, 12-13-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
Monsanto is offering an incentive for U.S. farmers who buy a dicamba-based herbicide. The incentive to use XtendiMax with VaporGrip could refund farmers over half the sticker price of the…
USDA Predicts Less Corn in Storage in Latest WASDE
…ends to $4.50 to $4.70 per bushel. The U.S. season-average soybean price range was narrowed to $8.60 to $10.00 per bushel. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Ag Committee Approves Vaden as USDA General Counsel
…general counsel’s office since shortly after Trump took office. While in private practice, he represented conservative groups on voting rights issues. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Chairman Roberts: “Trade Is More Than a Product Crossing a Border”
…all right on NAFTA.” However, many, including Goldman Sachs, believes the U.S. will withdraw from NAFTA before the talks are completed. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…crop and livestock producers to look at some contingencies in the event the U.S. were to exit the 23-year-old trade agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
National Produce Consumption Still Significantly Low
…with suggestions on how to increase access and consumption of fruits and vegetables. One strategy includes expanding farm-to-institution programs in schools, childcare facilities, hospitals and workplaces. The CDC also advocates…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday, 12-12-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
EU to Lists Objections to Bayer-Monsanto Deal
…by regulators. Representatives from Bayer and Monsanto met with EU regulators last week, and are in regular contact with EU officials. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Wool Exports Increase 24 Percent
…Market Indicator. In U.S. dollars, this represented a 30.7-percent increase year-on-year as of early November, and prices have continued to increase. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…coverage factors for some crops last spring, which included lowering the coverage factor for corn from 60 percent to 55 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….






















