…intensive farming, urban farming, and local foods, and assistance to small farmers and beginning farmers and ranchers. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is the lead USDA partner in…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-7-17
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USDA NRCS Fire-Recovery Programs Continue in California
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is continuing to offer assistance to landowners affected by recent catastrophic wildfires. The assistance, provided through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
…cereal grain prices were up a half a percent, led by higher rice prices even as wheat quotations were generally lower. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
John Deere to Supply Tractors in Cuba
…follows through with prohibiting sales to Cuba. The first shipment of Deere tractors is scheduled to arrive in Cuba in mid-November. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Northey Comments on Nomination Delay
…having visited more than 80 counties. Northey’s nomination as USDA’s undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services by President Trump is being held up by an oil-state senator. Republican Ted…
TPP Deal Expected This Week
…are no prospects for the pact to be implemented in its current form. Negotiators hope to announce a broad agreement Saturday. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
GAO to Investigate Pruitt NCBA Videos
…that public participation doesn’t really matter.” In the video, NCBA suggests that viewers take action and “tell EPA to kill WOTUS.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA to Re-engage Stakeholders on Revisions to Biotechnology Regulations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it is withdrawing a proposed rule to revise the Agency’s biotechnology regulations and will re-engage with…
ASTA Supports USDA Action
Calls for Clarity on Plant Breeding Innovation Policy The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it was withdrawing its proposed rule to…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-6-17
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Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
…bumper crops all over the globe have kept grain prices low and overturned the traditional dynamics in the farm sector. The largest trading companies that buy and sell farmers’ products…
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Glyphosate Allegations
…asking IARC officials to appear before them to give testimony about the methodology they used to come up with their findings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Not Lower Deficit With Mexico
…trade agreement with the European Union, while Mexico and the EU are currently negotiating a free trade agreement of their own. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….