…Agricultural Economics, College Station, TX Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Professor, Director for the Food and Agricultural Research Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Dr. D. Scott Brown, Assistant Extension Professor, University…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
…and halt movement of anyone who has been near the hogs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Swine Health Information Center Seneca Valley Virus Summary Etiology…
Roberts Joins Bipartisan Bill to Relieve Farmers of Redundant Regulation
…work too hard to be forced to comply with regulations that are redundant and provide absolutely zero environmental protection or benefits.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
House Agriculture Committee Holding Farm Bill Hearing Wednesday
…Act and the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act. The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a farm bill field hearing next week in Manhattan, Kansas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Rising Demand for Organic and Non-GMO Grains Outpaces U.S. Production
…domestic shortfall for organic soybeans was even greater, with roughly 80 percent of soybeans supplying the U.S. organic market imported in 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Trudeau Talks Dairy Trade with House Speaker Ryan
…Report. Dairy groups and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture had asked Trump to raise the issue with Trudeau. The U.S. dairy groups say Canada’s dairy pricing structure…
Trump Tells Canada to Expect Only “Tweaking” of NAFTA
…economy is on the nation’s relationship with the United States. Canada sends roughly 75 percent of its exports to the U.S. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Seeks Nominators to Cattlemen’s Beef Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications from any state cattle association or state general farm organization that wants to be certified as eligible…
U.S. Distillers Grains Exports Reached 11.48 Million Metric Tons in 2016
…Association (RFA). DG exports were shipped to 50 countries on five continents last year. According to the report, an estimated 31 percent of U.S. DG production was exported in 2016,…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Grace Guthrie and Derrick Nunes, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up to four years, totaling $10,000 per…
Cotton Acres Forecasted to Increase 10 Percent
…has curbed China’s demand for imported cotton, leaving global market price implications unclear. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. National Cotton Council Planting Intentions chart for 2017….
Groups Urge New U.S. Attorney General to Block Major Ag Mergers
…and raise input prices. DTN points out that many groups signing the letter have been longtime opponents of biotechnology and pesticides. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agriculture Committee Facing Confirmation Hearings
…of Assistant Secretary and Undersecretary positions. Sources close to the transition efforts expect Sonny Perdue’s confirmation to come in early March. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
China, New Zealand to Hold Free Trade Talks
…Australia have said that they hope to salvage the TPP by encouraging China and other Asian countries to join the trade pact. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…