…and winter. If that comes to fruition, that will mean more growth and a higher probability of increased intensity of next summer’s fire season. On a national level, information from…
Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
…partners are expected to step up their purchases, which should lead to exports increasing by $500 million, coming in at $144.5 billion. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Partners Say Trilateral Agreement a Must
…difficult issues, like dairy market access, in an attempt to get Canada involved in the “handshake agreement” between the U.S. and Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…Food Assistance Program and child nutrition programs. Through the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP), $200 million will be made available to develop foreign markets for U.S….
China Suspends Hog Transportation Due to Swine Fever
…to control their media there,” Perdue says. The most recent outbreak affected 185 pigs on a farm in an eastern Chinese province. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Provides Help for Rural People Recovering From Opioid Misuse
…new businesses, or even maintaining existing ones, opioid abuse can have an enormous impact on the quality of life and economic prosperity. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
State Officials Talk Dicamba in 2019
…Eastern Corn Belt. For example, Indiana has seen a 300 percent rise in dicamba complaints since the product was first registered there. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…the U.S. seed industry globally. Research: ASTA supports Section 7608 of the House Farm Bill which directs USDA to carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s August 10, 2018, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that fiscal year 2018 U.S. ending sugar stocks…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…be burned by wildfires, along with a 50 percent increase in the overall number of wildfires by 2100, the report presents information on the effects of climate change on agricultural…
Administration on E15: “Let’s Get it Done”
…sales come under the give-and-take operating nature of the Trump administration, more so with the controversial actions around the Renewable Fuel Standard. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bill Differences Remain
…same lobby the voted down the farm bill earlier this year, say: “We want what we have in the House farm bill.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Texas Rep. Says Farm Bill Must Meet Objectives
…$70 billion a year. Arrington is one of two West-Texas voices on the conference committee, joining House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
…of poultry and poultry products are forecast $100 million higher to $5.3 billion, due to elevated prices and volumes for most products. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….