Montana has lost almost a half million acres of land thanks to wildfires. More than half of that acreage total came from just one fire. The Montana Stockgrowers Association tells…
Farm Debt Likely to Reach All-Time High in 2017
…take on more debt. The amount of outstanding farm debt is likely to reach an all-time high this year. Brent Gloy of Agricultural Economic Insights says if the debt level…
First Round of NAFTA Talks Conclude
…negotiators deal with issues like dispute resolution and the rules-of-origin that dictate local content requirements in products traded between the countries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USMEF: Pork Export Success
…for U.S. pork. For more information, producers can contact the Pork Checkoff Service Center. Go to Pork-dot org or call 800-456-PORK. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Economic Study Shows Renewable Fuel Standard Added to Price of Corn
…University study to be published soon in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics shows specific benefits to farmers, consumers, and the environment, from the nation’s renewable fuels requirement. Renewable Fuels…
New Drought Monitor Shows Both Improvements and Declines
…southern Michigan could pick up a good, soaking rain, it would help with “filling corn and soybeans in the driest regions.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ethanol Production May Outpace Demand in Future
…picture for ethanol is less optimistic. Weaker exports and lower prices for dried distiller’s grains have hurt profit margins in 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CAFO’s Get Extra Time to Comply with Requirements
…says just because farmers were subject to reporting requirements before 2008 doesn’t necessarily mean they understood how to meet those requirements. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Next Rounds of NAFTA Talks are Already Scheduled
…which should give all three countries sufficient time to review each other’s proposals and move more quickly to a final agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
California Pursues New Health Protections on Chlorpyrifos
…the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment are pursuing health protections on one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the nation, chlorpyrifos. The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
A new economic modeling study that will soon be published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has substantially benefited the U.S. economy…
Agriculture’s ‘Do No Harm’ Message Getting Through?
…AFBF and the Canadian and Mexican farm associations to their respective governments, is getting the message across Trade But while the negotiators say publicly they seek to preserve the pact’s…
GAO Estimates 200,000 Wild Horses Roaming on Federal Lands
…that more than 64,000 wild horses and burros were roaming public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in ten western states, with an additional 47,000 residing in government-funded…
EPA Extends WOTUS Repeal Comment Period
…Administrator Scott Pruitt to consider repealing the rule. Comments on the repeal effort can be submitted online at regulations dot gov. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….