…law and the RFP will come out in October. Vilsack hopes the study is complete by the summer of 2017, saying to the department’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st…
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
…of its expected shortfall before the new fiscal year begins on October 1. The FSA said some of its customers are experiencing challenges due to the current economic climate and…
Ag Economy Barometer Lower in August
…to August was the largest one-month decline in the Ag Economy Barometer since November 2015. Figure 1. Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-August 2016. Read the full report….
World Dairy Expo® Announces Special 50th Anniversary Events
World Dairy Expo (WDE) is excited to announce special events taking place during its 50th Anniversary show, Celebrate50!, October 4th through the 8th. Expo invites all attendees and exhibitors to…
More Opposition for Canada, EU Trade Deal
…The European Commission wants the Canada-EU trade deal approved by EU states before a planned EU-Canada summit at the end of October. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
USDA Announces Additional Farm Loan Funding
…30 percent of the projected shortfall in funding for the program before the next fiscal year which starts October first. FSA loan funds are in higher demand this year, given…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
…delivery in October. MAFF had temporarily suspended new WW purchases following the announcement on July 29, 2016, by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that a small number…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…comments that we receive on or before October 17, 2016. You may submit comments either comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0045. Postal Mail/Commercial…
USDA Buying Eggs to Ease Surplus
…applicable Commodity Specification(s) identified in the subsequent Solicitation(s); and the Qualification Requirements for Prospective Contractors Selling Commodities to USDA dated October 2014. These documents are available on the AMS Commodity…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…and contribution by other beneficiaries.” Some biomass facilities temporarily benefited from Gov. Brown’s emergency proclamation, made last October, to protect the public from hazardous forest conditions. This directed the CPUC…
Processing Tomato Production-2016
…is expected to run through mid-October. The 2016 crop has experienced higher disease and pest pressures than last year. In addition, while the drought impact has lessened for some growers,…
AgNet Media to Provide On-Site Coverage of Sommet de l’Élevage
…held on October 5–7, 2016. AgNet Media, Inc. is proud to bring you on-site coverage of this event as Founder and President Gary Cooper travels to France to gain an…
Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn
…to provide traders with the latest data on the U.S. corn crop and pricing, scheduled to take place in Algiers in the second week of October. In addition, the Council…
APHIS Proposes Import of Fresh Raspberry Fruit
…measures to prevent the risk of entry of the fungus. APHIS will carefully consider all comments received by October 25, 2016, and then make its decision regarding any change to…