…members of the U.S. Senate, had recently asked USDA to consider giving farmers additional time to enroll in, or adjust their existing coverage in, the MPP for calendar year 2018….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-04-18
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Farm and Biofuel Coalition Demands that EPA Account for Lost Volumes
…National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and National Farmers Union (NFU). This petition comes days after several ethanol and farm groups challenged three specific small refinery exemptions…
Peterson: New Farm Bill Must Protect Against Trade Retaliation
…working with House and Senate Ag Committee leaders on a new farm bill to protect farmers from “the market fluctuations caused by these actions.” A USDA spokesman says President Trump…
Tariffs Throw Another Monkey Wrench Into NAFTA 2.0
…president shoots himself in the foot on the economy during a time when regulatory and tax reform is doing so well. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…agency also gave undisclosed millions more to Sinclair for two of its facilities in the state for both 2014 and 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years
…years. Bankers reported an average cash rental rate of $239 per acre, which is about three percent lower than last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Technology and Agriculture
…most farmers planted their crops. It was also about the time the term ‘horsepower’ become a true definition of farming. It took 40 to 50 hours and 5 acres of…
Pest Prevention Programs Allowed to Continue
…recent Superior Court injunction suspending a key portion of the agency’s Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program. The Superior Court injunction had originally ordered CDFA to discontinue any chemical activities…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…local Farm Service Agency (FSA)office between June 4 and Aug. 17, 2018. “The Conservation Reserve Program is an important component of the suite of voluntary conservation programs USDA makes available…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-01-18
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Whole Foods Delays Mandatory GMO Labeling
…concern related to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The letter sent to suppliers noted that “as the USDA finalizes the federal regulation in the coming…
Target Date Set for Senate Farm Bill Introduction
…to how that program is run.” He also mentioned that the Senate bill will “fix the ARC program to some degree.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
RVP Period Begins Friday as Fuel Prices Climb Higher
…“It also means putting the industry on a path to generate 1.3 billion gallons of additional ethanol demand within five years.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….