…number of public policy issues, including ethanol, climate change, land use, conservation, and endangered species. He’s also worked for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association/Public Lands Council, and as a senior…
NPPC Wants Regulations Reined In Further
…tape and unfunded mandates from Washington. Those were key points in National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) testimony at a congressional hearing on impacts of regulations on small businesses and farmers….
China Says Washington Trade Actions Will Hurt American Workers
…listed on the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average if the president keeps raising the tensions with China over bilateral trade issues. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Farm Bill Setting Up for Debate
…law provides, primarily due to the elimination of “economic adjustment assistance” for the cotton industry. The drop is also due to a proposal to reduce the means test that determines…
EPA Calls Off Biofuel Quota Announcement
…and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue had planned to travel to Missouri for what was expected to be the biofuel blending announcement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: California Farm Facts
…average size figures out some 331 acres. You know, that is smaller than the National average. It is a lot of productive land. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett…
CFBF: Farm Bill and Immigration Bill Bring Benefits for California
…perspective, our cotton, rice, wheat, corn growers, they seem fairly satisfied with the continuation of the ARC and PLC program and the little tweaks to crop insurance. And then for…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…Department of Defense to the Department of Transportation and Department of the Interior, and make consolidations in the Department of Energy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA RFS Volumes Proposal Expected Friday
…with a waiver to allow year-round E15 sales. Still, the ethanol industry is awaiting further word of action on the issue. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on the U.S.
…will impose tariffs on $12.5 billion of U.S. goods, while Mexico has already implemented tariffs on U.S. products, including steel, pork and bourbon. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Expands for June
…survey that over the past month borrowing by farmers expanded, as the loan-volume index rose to 76.3 from 74.3 in May. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Groups Respond to House Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…National Cotton Council (NCC) strongly supports the farm policy provisions in the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) and believes the House passage of the bill is an…
USDA Supports Local Foods in Schools through Farm to School Grants
…supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, developing school gardens, cultivating partnerships, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers 15 nutrition assistance programs, including the National…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
…long and medium grain rice, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. For more details go to www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc or visit your local FSA office….