…NAFTA deal must in no way disrupt U.S. pork trade with the industry’s No. 2 (Mexico) and No. 4 (Canada) markets. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Billionaire Defends Ethanol Plan
…gasoline and diesel. Icahn wants to change which businesses are required to do the blending, known as the point of obligation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…keeps fighting the disease. Progress is being made but it seems the end is not yet in sight. Growers, processors, marketers and the entire industry know that if it can…
Western View: Fake Craft Beer?
…and as much as I hate those sites, there’s something even worse, and that’s fake craft beer. Western View Now, some of my best friends are craft beer drinkers. They…
Fuels America Cuts Ties With RFA
…Fuels Standard. They’ve also severed ties with the Renewable Fuels Association. Fuels America says it represents diverse groups that are working to protect America’s Renewable Fuels Standard. A Fuels America…
Former EPA Offical May Testify in Glyphosate Lawsuit
…the deal from taking place. Monsanto said in a statement that regulators around the world have determined that glyphosate isn’t carcinogenic. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
The Case Against More Farm Bill Funding
…than invest in agriculture subsidies, Faber says the U.S. should invest in education, infrastructure, and health care for the rural economy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Cattlemen, PLC Applaud Zinke As New Interior Secretary
…so vital to western economies,” Eliason said. Western ranchers own approximately 120 million acres of the most productive private land in the West and manage nearly 250 million acres of…
India Reconsidering Wheat Import Tax
…businesses that use wheat find it cheaper to import the product from Australia rather than purchase it from the main wheat-growing areas in their own country. From the National Association…
El Nino May Yet Show Up in 2017
…Institute and the U.S. Climate Prediction Center say El Nino is the more favored weather scenario over neutral or La Nina Conditions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Farm Credit System Able To Weather Economic Downturn
…notes there are more checks in place to ensure that something like the farm crisis of the 1980’s doesn’t repeat itself. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
White House Says No Changes to RFS
…statement from the Renewable Fuels Association saying a member of the Trump administration informed them an order was pending. News of the pending order and its subsequent denial threw turbulence…
Feed Industry Welcomes New Secretary of Commerce
The American Feed Industry Association welcomes Wilbur Ross as the new Secretary of Commerce in the Trump Administration. AFIA announced its intention to work closely with the Department of Commerce…
Farm Sector Working Capital to Decrease in 2017
…over the last five years, and combined with lower working capital, reflects a modest increase in risk across the farm sector. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….