Labor challenges will get tougher, not easier. That was the message from the opening session of the Sustainable Ag Expo in San Luis Obispo. Agricultural and resource economics expert Dr….
Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…Illinois Corn Growers Association says this is what farmers pencil out on paper to demonstrate why market access is so important to corn farmer profitability. “It looks like our ‘what…
Ethanol Industry Wants Brazil Status Suspended
…against Brazil because of its “protectionist and market-distorting actions in implementing a Tariff Rate Quota on American ethanol imports.” The Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, and the U.S. Grains Council…
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…to Indonesia over the first nine months of 2017 are 96 percent higher in volume than the same period last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Livestock Rule Delayed Until January
…already undergone over 10 years of public process and debate.” The Organic Trade Association filed a lawsuit against USDA, seeking a judicial review of the Trump Administration’s delay of final…
New Senate Hold on Ag Trade Nominee
Doud Arizona Republican Jeff Flake has put a hold on the confirmation of Greg Doud, President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Trade Representative’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator. Politico says the…
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…as the U.S. government to give them a program where they can hire people who are legal,” said Perdue. The Agricultural Guestworker Act, known as the AG Act, would replace…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…be discussing the principles of drip irrigation with alfalfa. The Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium is hosted by the California Alfalfa & Forage Association. Registration is still available on their…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
With a Nov. 15 deadline looming, the National Pork Producers Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a brief in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion…
Wildfire Assessment Study Underway for North Coast Wine Industry
…the data consists of economists, regional association executives, scientists and industry leaders. From the information gathered Comfort noted they “hope to put together plans for short, moderate, and long-term recovery…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the urban and agricultural regions of the state,” said Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of Water Resources. “We have 25.9 million acre-feet in the 154 reservoirs that…
Fixing the Dairy Safety Net
…to reflect regional differences. The reason is that some areas of the country grow their own feed while other areas purchase most of their feed. From the National Association of…
Ten Things Canada Wants From NAFTA Modernization
…“Outside of the dairy bubble, we have a lot in common, with a lot of things we agree on,” Haney says. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Grain, Ethanol Markets
…wheat market. Soybean farmers are chasing Brazil, the world’s top supplier, but growing demand for livestock feed will help sustain growth. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….