…continued development and success of the U.S. feed industry.” The association says it looks forward to working with Secretary Ross, and the secretary of agriculture, to ensure the international trade…
January Agriculture Prices Report
January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 28
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Trump Ends WOTUS, Ag Supports Move
As expected, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Agriculture groups around the nation support the move….
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
…say is an “out of balance” narrative in agriculture, between food production and ensuring a healthy environment. The researchers say agriculture needs quantitative targets for both food and environmental impacts…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
Starling The Trump administration has named Ray Starling as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade and Food Assistance. Starling has a long history in agriculture and many groups…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 27
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Analysts Say Bacon Shortage Not Likely
…demise of Chicago Mercantile Exchange belly trading pit. The Department of Agriculture data for January on pork bellies, from which bacon is made, put total stocks at 14 million pounds….
USDA Increases Fiscal Year 2017 Specialty Sugar TRQ
The Department of Agriculture Friday announced an increase in the fiscal year 2017 specialty sugar tariff-rate quota, or TRQ. The increase of 40,000 metric tons-raw value is needed to accommodate…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
Duvall “This could be the best of times…and possibly the worst of times in agriculture,” according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, who spoke last week at the…
Sonny Perdue is Waiting for Confirmation
During a farm bill field hearing last week, Kansas Republican Senator Pat Roberts said Sonny Perdue is just waiting. The Senate Agriculture Committee chairman says his committee has not received…
Agri View: Quicker Aid
…2016 crop was hard. 2017 looks even tougher. Other crops have their own difficulties. So passing a bill this year would tend to boost all of agriculture a year sooner….
Farm City Newsday February 24
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Ag Groups Ask for Infrastructure Help
Over 200 groups with a stake in agriculture and rural areas sent a letter to President Trump asking for rural needs to be part of any plan to improve the…