…agriculture, but “the negative impacts of recent trade skirmishes have begun to surface.” In reaction to weak farm commodity prices and income, almost one-third, 31 percent, of bank CEOs reported…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-07-18
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University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…Act of 1974. The request was made in a formal letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. “While we support the administration’s push for stronger intellectual property protection and enforcement…
Farm Bill Conference Committee Meets
The farm bill conference committee’s first public meeting Wednesday came with just ten legislative days to complete and pass a new farm bill. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts chairs…
Conaway Offers SNAP Compromise
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway has offered up what he calls a “significant compromise” on nutrition programs in the farm bill. Conaway declined to get into specifics with Politico,…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a group of Cooperative Extension partners will have the opportunity to apply for grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
GMO Labeling Rule Sent to OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the GMO labeling rule, or the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Government records show that the Department of Agriculture sent…
Dairy Trade a Sticking Point in NAFTA Negotiations with Canada
…Canada is one of the biggest markets for American dairy products. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, of $1.4 billion in California dairy exports in 2016, roughly…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-06-18
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The only thing a $15.00 an hour wage has done is made everything in automation that more affordable.
Jeff Klein, Jack Klein Partnership
African Swine Fever Accelerating in China
…the disease hits their own or neighboring farms. China’s agriculture ministry recently announced it would close live hog markets in the affected provinces and would impose a ban on transporting…
USDA to Implement Regulatory Reforms to Increase Access to Capital in Rural Areas
…Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity, led by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In…
Ag Economy Barometer improves in August
…the Department of Agriculture announced intentions to aid farmers hurt by the administration’s trade policies. However, farmers were still concerned about a trade war, but they were somewhat less concerned…