…biodiesel and would likely hurt the nation’s ethanol industry. That analysis comes from farmdoc at the University of Illinois. The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of…
Farm Bureau Established Relief Fund for Puerto Rican Farmers
The Puerto Rico Farm Bureau has established the Puerto Rico Agricultural Relief Fund to help address the agricultural losses inflicted this past September by Hurricane Maria. The hurricane struck Puerto…
Producers Looking to D.C. for Disaster Aid
…will fare in the Senate, especially since Senate Ag Committee member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan says the dairy assistance doesn’t go far enough. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS
…shelters across the country. CCF points out that HSUS doesn’t run a single pet shelter, in spite of solicitations suggesting otherwise. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Continuing Resolution Means No Cuts to Ag Programs
…lot of issues to deal with that are important to agriculture, including immigration, the federal budget, health care, and national security. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
United States Hogs and Pigs Inventory Up 2 Percent
…Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Other key findings in the report were: Of the 73.2 million hogs and…
Foreign Ag Service Contributes to Export Success
…Those missions led to more than $30 million in 12-month projected sales estimates of more than $2.35 billion for participating companies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Hops Industry Toasting This Holiday Season
…in the past five years is larger than the total acreage of most of the other hops-growing countries around the world. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Infrastructure Overhaul Talks to Begin in January
…be willing to listen to other people’s ideas about how the country will go about paying for such a large project. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Groups Want Tax-Extender Bill Passed in 2017
…of the Senate Finance Committee. He told Agri-Pulse that action on the bill will likely be delayed until early next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Setting Aside Money In Case of NAFTA Failure?
…wants. “Farmers don’t want more money from the federal treasury,” he adds, “they want their money to come from the marketplace.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
With the year drawing to a close, the U.S. Department of agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is preparing for 2018 with renewed vigor, building on its scientific and technological…
Expanding U.S. Commodity Markets Top Priority for USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
…from rural America to international markets. Learn more about AMS’ role in bringing quality food and agricultural goods to American homes and support for agricultural exports by U.S. farmers and…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
Census of Agriculture is Updated for New Agricultural Trends and Ease of Responding The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has advanced a number of programs…