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Pork Industry Pressing for FMD Vaccine Bank in 2018 Farm Bill
…for “an adequate supply of FMD vaccine.” NPPC Vice-President David Herring told Congress earlier this year NPPC Vice-President David Herring NPPC argues the U.S. does not have enough FMD vaccine…
China, India, Call for End of Farm Subsidies by U.S., Others
…Street Journal, reports China and India have jointly proposed the elimination of $160 billion of farm subsidies in the U.S., European Union, and other wealthy nations. The move comes months…
WOTUS Public Meetings Scheduled
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers Monday announced a series of teleconferences regarding the repeal and revision of the Waters of the U.S. rule. Nine of…
Harvey Forces Shutdown of Texas Ports, Threatens Others
…exports, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mike Steenhook of the Soy Transportation Coalition told Bloomberg News that the bigger threat to shipments of corn and…
Harvey Impact on Texas Agriculture
…bales in the field and high storage levels. The storm came at what one cotton gin operator called “the worst possible time.” Southeast Texas agriculture has extensive damage from the…
Mexico Won’t Negotiate NAFTA Via Twitter
…to the Los Angeles Times. Agriculture is among several industries that benefit from NAFA and have expressed concerns about the prospect of terminating the trade deal. From the National Association…
Pacific Region Cattle on Feed August Report
…head, 9 percent below July 2016. Other disappearance totaled 3,000 head during July, 40 percent below July 2016. Read the full USDA Pacific Region August 2017 Cattle on Feed Report….
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Local residents asked to help prevent spread The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have established a 94-square mile quarantine in…
Farm City Newsday, Monday 8-28-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Over 20 Trees Added to California HLB List
…Anaheim, and four trees in Pico Rivera tested HLB-positive. The CPDPP, a program of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), stated the current quarantine in Southern California would…
China Threatening Retaliation Against U.S. Over Trade Sanctions
China is threatening to retaliate against the U.S. over trade sanctions and a trade investigation, and that has U.S. agriculture on edge. China’s upset with U.S. sanctions against Chinese firms…
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
New data announced by the Department of Agriculture shows that rural counties with low education levels have worse economic outcomes than other rural counties. USDA’s Economic Research Service classifies 467…
Stabenow Concerned with Monument Review
…House last week as part of a review of 27 national monuments, which includes thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service land, managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The…