…against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees checkoff programs. R-CALF claims checkoff money is being used to promote international and domestic beef, and that there is no way for…
Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Lowest Level Since Recession
…equipment-sales index sank to 13.1 from September’s 14.3. The overall Rural Mainstreet Index represents a snapshot of the rural economy of 10 agriculture-dependent states in the Midwest. From the National…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
Flood and fire officials from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CAL FIRE and the National Weather Service (NWS) warn that weather and land conditions across California increase the…
An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…to plant a crop. Even if the situation gets worse, Peterson said he’s not sure if Congress will act even then. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
…capacity arrives in 2017. Rabobank also said production in the European Union will need to slow down to maintain price support. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada-EU Trade Deal All But Dead
…as this one give too much power to multi-nationals, who may even have the power to intimidate other governments. A BBC dot com report said the small region of Wallonia…
Ambassadors Make Case for Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…in a recent event hosted by the National Foreign Trade Council. The trade deal includes the U.S. and other countries that collectively make up 40 percent of the world’s Gross…
Clinton, Trump Campaigns Talk Agriculture
…Clovis said regulations impose themselves on smaller enterprises, and “when you write regulations to re-impose regulations, you take away competitive advantages.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
…lowest level since 1970, right at 48.9 million acres. The company estimates wheat farmers will harvest 35.4 million acres in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Funding for Organic Agriculture Research, Education-Extension Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $17.6 million for research and outreach activities to support the organic agriculture…
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has reviewed the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) final Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) rule and is pleased to hear of its submission…
Checking Chickens on Social Media
…if the chicken was raised humanely and sustainably. Now it’s possible, thanks to social media. The National Chicken Council recently announced as part of its Chicken Check In initiative the…
Global Wine Output Slipping to 20 Year Low
…fall to 259.5 million hectoliters from 273.9 million last year, according to estimates from the International Organization of Vine and Wine, a Paris-based group. Expected output is equivalent to about…
China Takes Steps to Increase Demand for Domestic Corn
China will end auctions from its state corn reserves to increase new-crop corn buys, according to the National Grain Trade Center. China has sold around 20 million metric tons of…