Despite record low U.S. pork belly inventories, analysts say a bacon shortage is not likely. In early February, the Ohio Pork Council fueled alarms by publicizing that pork belly stocks…
USDA Increases Fiscal Year 2017 Specialty Sugar TRQ
…141,000-some metric tons was reserved for the importation of specialty sugars as defined by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NFU: Trump Building Positive Record on Renewable Fuels
Stressing the need for certainty around the administration’s support for the renewable fuels industry, the National Farmers Union recognized the Donald Trump Administration’s growing positive record in support of renewable…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…the ‘best of times’ outlook for agriculture, being getting serious on immigration, tax, and regulatory reforms, providing much-needed relief for farmers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Sonny Perdue is Waiting for Confirmation
…to perform and wrap-up the confirmation process for Perdue so the committee can focus on other confirmation hearings of lesser USDA post and farm bill discussions. From the National Association…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…Bill this year. Both cotton farmers and dairy farmers had very little federal help in the last Farm Bill. As a result both have saw difficult times in the last…
National Strawberry Day
…sweet, heart-shaped fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Strawberry Day They’re a beautiful bright red, have seeds on the outside, and their sweetness can brighten up…
Some Brazil Soybeans Very Muddy
…efforts. That’s a tough blow to Brazilian farmers who’ve seen a multiple-year drop in Ag prices, currency appreciation, and a national recession. An AgroConsult analyst says because the damaged crop…
Effective Dairy Safety Net Requires Federal Spending
…dairy while reducing federal spending,” he says. “There’s a high correlation between government expenditures and the effectiveness of the safety net.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Dow / DuPont Deal on Track in E.U.; Chem China / Syngenta Extended
…deal in a bid to curb capital outflow, and E.U. regulators have also asked for more information about the pending merger. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
…One-third of growers say insecticides and fungicides for soybeans and corn are their most undecided products heading into the planting season. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
$1 Trillion Free-Trade Agreement Now In Force
…deal during the Obama Administration. A spokesman for the current U.S. Trade Representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comments. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Groups Ask for Infrastructure Help
…nation’s infrastructure. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says a few of the groups that signed on to the letter included Farm Credit Council, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the American Soybean…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…is a third-generation dairy farmer and owner of Foster Dairy in Ft. Scott, Kansas. She testified on behalf of her cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, as well as the National…