Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talks at the World Ag Expo and our sponsor, Coldwell Solar, tells…
McKinney Updates U.S. Grains Council on Trade Negotiations
…are evidence of the USDA’s sharp focus on trade, which is shared by the Council’s members, delegates, and staff in attendance.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Korea Driving Recent Surge in U.S. Beef/Pork Exports
…metric tons in 2017. Those pork exports were valued at $475 million, up 30 percent year-over-year and the second-highest on record. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Budget Proposal Considered “DOA”
…and $13 billion from streamlining conservation payments. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: 2018 US federal budget cover/By Office of Management and Budget [Public domain],…
Feeding Minds Press Will Focus on Accurate Agriculture Books for Children
Bringing children accurate knowledge about how their food is grown is the goal of Feeding Minds Press, a new children’s book publishing venture from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…that farms were exempt from CERCLA reporting and small farms, in particular, were exempt from EPCRA reporting, given that low-level livestock emissions are not the kind of “releases” that Congress…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…his love of farm shows. Questions directed at the Secretary of Agriculture ranged from getting a federal milk marketing order established in California, to expectations of the Farm Bill, to…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-13-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
USDA: Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers
…above limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. A USDA report titled “What Consumers Should Know” says, again this year, the U.S. food supply is one of the safest in…
Sorghum Producers Look into Chinese Anti-Dumping Investigation
…with elected officials about the situation and ask for their support. The investigation is expected to take up to a year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada: 73 Percent of U.S. Milk Price is Subsidized
…of Canada. However, he also says it’s important to remember that there is probably some truth to the report as well. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Pine Beetle Outbreak
…Dixon, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry. (bottom) Courtesy U.S. Forest Service/Aerial photography shows trees damaged by southern pine beetles on the Bienville Ranger District in Mississippi. (U.S. Forest Service photo)…
Sales Closing Dates Near for Most Crops
…and ranchers and their ability to bounce back from adverse conditions,” said Farm Production and Conservation Acting Deputy Under Secretary Robert Johansson. “Crop insurance is central to a strong farm…
President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Duvall “President Trump’s ‘Building a Stronger America’ plan promises to bring long overdue improvements to the…