…2020 began back in October with a slow start for rain and snowfall. December came through with significant precipitation levels, which De Guzman noted was 130 percent of the average….
Flexibility for Hemp Rule Enforcement for 2020 Crop Year
…to be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with the requirements dictating the disposal of non-compliant crops will be delayed until October. 31, 2021, or until the final…
AFBF Urges Improvements to Hemp Regulation
…Domestic Hemp Production Program was submitted last October, detailing the parameters for production. The comments submitted to USDA highlight several issues that the farming community is concerned about with the…
NPPC Applauds House Passage of Ag Inspectors Bill
…other foreign animal diseases (FAD) from entering the United States. In October 2019, the Senate approved an identical version of the bill (S. 2017), which the House approved today. Providing…
Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp Producers Announced
…by the 2018 farm bill and issued in October 2019, all growers must have a license to grow hemp and must comply with applicable state, tribal or federal regulations or…
Nufarm Will Soon Market Goal 2XL and GoalTender Herbicides
…valuable customers to worldwide plant protection market for crop health growth. Nutrichem has been listed in China (NEEQ:833819) since October 20, 2015 after divesting from its mother company Huapont Life…
Pistachio Winter Juvenile Tree Dieback A Confounding Issue
…“We think the trees aren’t dormant yet, but the closer you get toward December the colder it’s got to get to produce the symptoms. Whereas in October, just a degree…
After Almost Two Months, Romaine Advisory Finally Lifted
…avoiding lettuce grown in the Salinas Valley area due to E.coli concerns and reported illnesses in several states. The first reports of sickness came in late October and November, with…
Reviewing the Impact of Numerous 2019 Trade Developments
…was signed by President Donald Trump back in October should create more potential for American farmers in the fourth-largest export market for U.S. ag products. The agreement basically provides the…
Ban of Chlorpyrifos Products Continues to Expand
…California Environmental Protection Agency announced back in October that the sale of chlorpyrifos will no longer be allowed beginning February 6th next year. New York will now be the latest…
Seven Trade Missions to Expand Ag Exports Planned for 2020
…will include several first-time destinations. U.S. trade representatives will be stopping in Spain and Portugal in June, the United Kingdom in September, and Australia and New Zealand in October. The…
NCBA Applauds U.S. Senate Introduction of Real MEAT Act
…Anthony Brindisi (D – 22nd Dist., N.Y.) in October. “It’s clear that fake-meat companies are continuing to mislead consumers about the nutritional merits and actual ingredient composition of their products,”…
November 2019 Dairy Market Report
…highest prices in nearly five years. The September U.S. average all-milk price was the highest since December 2014, as was the October AMS survey price of non-fat dry milk and…
Dairy Quota Program Will Not ‘Cease and Desist’
Back in October, an organization representing a group of California dairy farmers issued a letter calling for the termination of the state’s dairy quota program. The STOP QIP group has…