…paying off, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists released the arundo gall wasp and the arundo scale several years ago as…
Western View: Green is the New Angry
…radical environmentalism, who do not agree that humans have a place in the natural world. In Forbes Magazine, writer Larry Bell reviewed Robert Zubrin’s book “Merchants of Despair”. Mr, Bell…
U.S. Coffee Demand Growing
…roughly 143 million bags, compared with 142 million bags in the previous season. Each bag holds 60 kilograms of coffee beans. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Export Exchange Wrapping Up
…our agricultural system and our entire economy to be relegated to the kind of hyperbolic, overblown and ultimately counterproductive political rhetoric.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Mega-Mergers Delayed
…lead the EU to demand concessions. One analyst expects the deal to be completed within the second half of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Syngenta Files Appeal
…claims the lawsuits lacks merit and that the Agrisure Viptera trait was commercialized in full compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Estate Tax Proposed Changes Would Lose Court Battles
…that if the Internal Revenue Service finalized a proposal that would crack down on a tactic for family operated companies to reduce asset values to skirt the estate tax, plaintiffs…
Federal Reserve: December Next Rate Boost?
…take policy actions at any meeting, but I think there are some advantages, in my own mind, around a press conference.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…installing renewable energy systems and energy efficiency solutions. When businesses lower their energy costs, they are also able to expand their services and contribute to stronger local economies.” Nationwide, USDA…
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet
…Agriculture; County Estimates and Farm Structure Panel update; response rate research; big data overview; National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) communications plan; a new online Census response tool; and the Agricultural…
Extension Educators Receive National Honors
…Natural Resources 4-H Youth Development Program Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrators. Both awards will be presented Nov. 13 at the 129th APLU Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. The Excellence in…
American Butter Institute Board Elects New Leadership
…president, Irv Holmes of Challenge Dairy Products in Dublin, Calif., was recognized for his term of service to the board. Tom Balmer will continue his role as ABI’s Executive Director….
Los Angeles Schools Reconsider Flavored Milk
…of that is plain milk that schools are encouraged by federal law to offer, but that students are not enthusiastically drinking. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
DuPont Planning Sale of Herbicide Business
…making co-polymers used in food packaging. Dow and DuPont are pushing to complete the merger by the end of this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….