…year-round competition will help to revitalize farm income and restore growth in rural communities hit hardest by the agricultural downturn.” Growth Energy recently launched a Midwestern bus tour called E15…
Industry Groups Encourage Participation in On-Farm Readiness Reviews
The first in a series of On-Farm Readiness Reviews recently took place, facilitated by an agreement between the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) and the California Department of Food and…
China Sets More Tariffs on U.S. Food and Ag Imports
…with the new U.S. duties. A total of $113 billion in U.S. exports are now subject to tariffs while duties will be in place on $253 billion in Chinese products….
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
…and it is important that the agricultural perspective is included. “We’ve come across here recently, where some guys weren’t part of a GSA and they need to be. You need…
Tariffs Harming Ag Equipment Makers
More tariffs in the tit-for-tat trade war between the U.S. and China means more suffering for agriculture and agricultural equipment makers. Feeling the brunt of the trade war since it…
Trump China Trade War Troubling Talks with Japan
…to meet during a U.N. General Assembly debate next week. Japan is trying to avoid steep tariffs on its car exports and stay away from bilateral free trade agreements, a…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…tree nuts, and nursery crops. States use the SCBGP to fund research, agricultural extension activities and programs to increase demand for agricultural goods of value to farmers in the state…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
The Almond Board of California recently released the August position report that showed a sizeable decrease in almond exports from a year ago. In 2017, there were 168,566,752 pounds of…
NCGA Names Doggett as CEO
…in agriculture and policy are “invaluable to our organization.” NCGA says Doggett has substantial knowledge of production agriculture and agribusiness, as well as more than 30 years of agricultural policy…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…tariffs on more than 90 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to that country. As a result, China is expected to drop from being the second-largest market for U.S. agricultural goods…
Senators Grill Administration Officials at Trade Hearing
…Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney, and USTR chief agricultural negotiator Gregg Doud. The questions boiled down to “when does the pain end for farmers?” Joe Donnelly of Indiana says, “It seems…
Using Solar Energy to Dry Pomace Increases Potential for Other Uses
…those products,” said Rebecca Milczarek, Research Agricultural Engineer for the USDA Agricultural Research Service. “Pomace is kind of a wet, damp material. This material is commonly used as livestock feed,…
Trump Administration Seeking China Trade Talks
The Trump administration proposes a new round of trade talks between the U.S. and China to stop an additional round of tariffs on Chinese exports. The Wall Street Journal reports…
Global Hunger Continues to Increase
…report found that climate variability affecting rainfall patterns and agricultural seasons, and climate extremes such as droughts and floods, are among the key drivers behind the rise in hunger, together…