…Vitamin A, C, and lycopene. While browsing at your local farmer’s market, roadside stand, or in the produce aisle Laura Popielski with the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service says the best…
Producers Receive Favorable Decisions on Regulatory Matters
…these waters would also be affected. Major farm groups, homebuilders, and others spent years fighting the proposal, defended by environmental groups. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Study Shows Positive Impact of American Sheep Industry
…size since then, the new study captures an improvement in value-added benefits, including wool hosiery exports, lanolin, and the pelt-shearing value. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
…in March. The latest drought monitor shows almost 12 percent of Montana is listed under the most extreme category of drought. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Debt Likely to Reach All-Time High in 2017
…to stockpile assets. Going into this downturn, record-high commodity prices helped farmers get their financial houses set up before prices tumbled. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
First Round of NAFTA Talks Conclude
…negotiators deal with issues like dispute resolution and the rules-of-origin that dictate local content requirements in products traded between the countries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USMEF: Pork Export Success
…for U.S. pork. For more information, producers can contact the Pork Checkoff Service Center. Go to Pork-dot org or call 800-456-PORK. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Announces Tony Tooke as New Forest Service Chief
Tooke U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Tony Tooke will serve as the new Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Tooke has worked for the Forest Service since age…
Economic Study Shows Renewable Fuel Standard Added to Price of Corn
…the near-term is almost 17-billion gallons, or a blended rate of nearly 12-percent, which would drive gas prices down by 14-percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
New Drought Monitor Shows Both Improvements and Declines
…southern Michigan could pick up a good, soaking rain, it would help with “filling corn and soybeans in the driest regions.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ethanol Production May Outpace Demand in Future
…picture for ethanol is less optimistic. Weaker exports and lower prices for dried distiller’s grains have hurt profit margins in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CAFO’s Get Extra Time to Comply with Requirements
…says just because farmers were subject to reporting requirements before 2008 doesn’t necessarily mean they understood how to meet those requirements. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Next Rounds of NAFTA Talks are Already Scheduled
…which should give all three countries sufficient time to review each other’s proposals and move more quickly to a final agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tidwell Announces Retirement
…with the Forest Service working with states, Tribes, private landowners, and other partners for landscape-scale conservation. These efforts have helped increase the benefits Americans get from their national forests, as…