Hurricane Harvey stands to harm virtually all of U.S. agriculture, in some way. Many ports that ship agricultural commodities are in the path of the storm, from Texas to Louisiana,…
USDA Forecasts Increase in Farm Income
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday predicted a slight increase in farm income for 2017, reversing three years of major decline. The August update of the farm income forecast predicts net…
Secretary Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed his strong support for President Trump’s tax reform agenda as a great benefit to the American agriculture community. Perdue issued the following…
Reba McEntire Named Farm Bureau Keynote Speaker
…8, 2018, for a Q&A keynote touching on her rural roots, family, career and, of course, country music. Reba is no stranger to agriculture—she grew up in rural Oklahoma on…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday 8-30-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
University of Missouri Studying Tick-Borne Diseases
…the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study a new approach to interfering with the pathogen in the tick vector. A team of researchers at the university are working to develop…
Crop Insurance Industry Responds to GOA Report
The crop insurance industry is calling a report by the Government Accountability Office “disheartening.” The GAO last week recommended to Congress that it considers directing the Department of Agriculture to…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 8-29-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
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
…the conferences will focus on a specific sector, including agriculture, conservation, small entities, construction, and others. The teleconferences will run throughout the fall on Tuesdays beginning September 19, 2017. The…
Harvey Forces Shutdown of Texas Ports, Threatens Others
…exports, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mike Steenhook of the Soy Transportation Coalition told Bloomberg News that the bigger threat to shipments of corn and…
Harvey Impact on Texas Agriculture
…bales in the field and high storage levels. The storm came at what one cotton gin operator called “the worst possible time.” Southeast Texas agriculture has extensive damage from the…
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
Local residents asked to help prevent spread The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have established a 94-square mile quarantine in…