…feed and feed ingredient suppliers with the objective of starting a dialog about feed ingredient safety. Those can be found at pork.org. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…to navigate,” Hazlett said. “Under the leadership of Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is committed to simplifying our regulations and streamlining our program resources so we can be a better partner…
Ag Economy Barometer improves in August
…percentage of farmers that feel trade conflicts will reduce their farm’s net income, 71 percent, was virtually unchanged in August from July. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Bison Association Launches Petition to Stop Buffalo Labeling
…The association launched an online petition last week seeking the measures from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration. The petition effort was launched…
U.S. Wheat Restructuring Efforts Close Moscow Office
…to refocus resources toward markets with the best potential to grow U.S. wheat exports and returns for the farmers the organization represents. Based in part on the significant increase in…
Trump Threatens to Add $200 Billion in More Tariffs
…be the biggest number imposed to date and mark a major escalation in the trade war between the worlds’ two biggest economies. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Lawsuit Filed Over Oil Refinery Waivers
…Skor. “That’s a full accounting of the stark increase in the number of small refinery exemptions it has granted in recent years.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…Service estimates a ten percent increase in tonnage compared to 2017. The forecast comes from the 2018 Walnut Objective Measurement Survey that was conducted between August 1 and August 21…
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
…August of the programs to be employed: USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to provide payments to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, and…
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
…greater collaboration of rural partners to address the crisis at the local level.” Isaiah House is the nonprofit that provides residential and outpatient treatment services. Misuse of prescription opioids is…
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….