…company says it will also match employee and retiree donations up to $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Crop Insurance Industry Responds to GOA Report
…the University of Illinois and Cornell University noted that net returns for crop insurance providers were just 1.5 percent from 2011-2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Pork Industry Pressing for FMD Vaccine Bank in 2018 Farm Bill
…against the most common FMD strains and a vaccine maker that can quickly produce 40 million doses. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association also wants $150 million a year for five years,…
China, India, Call for End of Farm Subsidies by U.S., Others
…China and India call the “most trade distorting element in the global trade in agriculture,” referring to allowable domestic support measures. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
WOTUS Public Meetings Scheduled
…Trump in repealing and replacing the WOTUS rule. Earlier this year, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt said the change would offer certainty for agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Harvey Forces Shutdown of Texas Ports, Threatens Others
…of U.S. wheat exports, three percent of corn shipments and two percent of soybeans. In 2011, the Port of Corpus Christi ranked 13th in the Nation for total waterborne agricultural…
Harvey Impact on Texas Agriculture
…adding: “It will be a top-5 costliest tropical system of all time, and likely the worst flooding event in U.S. history.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mexico Won’t Negotiate NAFTA Via Twitter
…to the Los Angeles Times. Agriculture is among several industries that benefit from NAFA and have expressed concerns about the prospect of terminating the trade deal. From the National Association…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…into or out of the quarantine area, or across state or international borders. Keep it local. – Cooperate with agricultural crews placing traps, inspecting trees and treating for the pest….
China Threatening Retaliation Against U.S. Over Trade Sanctions
…and it will “take all means necessary” to defend the interests of Chinese enterprises. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Kent Bacus Factors The U.S. pork industry, with a huge market in…
Culver’s Restaurants Celebrating Farmers with Corn Mazes
…thanks into corn mazes came in 2014 when Culver’s worked with a student agricultural group in Tracy, Minnesota, to bring the first Thank You Farmers corn maze to life. The…
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…than for all other rural counties. Additionally, the unemployment rate of low education rural counties was about a percentage point higher. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Stabenow Concerned with Monument Review
…Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association say past presidents “have repeatedly abused their authority under the Antiquities Act” by locking up more than 240 million acres without economic…
Urban Agriculturalists Hoping for Beneficial Legislation
…plan to reintroduce the bill next month in the U.S. House. There are currently no plans, however, to reintroduce Stabenow’s bill. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….