…be converted from row crops to almonds. “Tomatoes require a good crop rotation to maintain yields,” said Williams, who also has corn, sunflowers, wheat, alfalfa and beans. “We have to…
Farm Policy Facts Study Addresses Heritage Foundation Suggestions
…wheat, corn and cotton farmers when all costs are considered, profit less than 30 percent of the time. The study is available at www.farmpolicyfacts.org. From the National Association of Farm…
GOP’s Evolving Tax Plan May See Changes
…National Corn Growers, Public Policy Senior chief Sam Willett says it’s not just equipment expensing, but a host of tax issues producers are following. Issues Producers also continue their decades’…
FMD Language Included in Defense Authorization Act
…without better preparation, Iowa State University economists estimate that an FMD outbreak would cost the beef, pork, corn and soybean industries alone $200 billion over ten years. The Senate passed…
WTO Will Investigate U.S. Complaint over China
…wheat, rice, and corn. The panel on tariff rate quotas for agricultural products was automatically established as it was the second request by the United States at the WTO Dispute…
NAFTA Talks Head to Canada Next Week
…markets for U.S. agricultural products, as well. Corn exports to Mexico alone are worth an estimated $2.6 billion, while soybean exports to Mexico from the U.S. are worth an estimated…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…percent Apples – $327 million, up 8 percent Lettuce – $277 million, up 6 percent Other top organic crops were strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, hay, spinach, and mushrooms. NASS…
South Korea Trade Teams Tour U.S. Agriculture
…U.S. corn and U.S. dried distillers grains thus far in the 2016-2017 marketing year, and South Korea has purchased 42 million gallons of U.S. ethanol this marketing year. KORUS provides…
GMO-Free Labeling Fear Based
The National Milk Producers Federation says manufacturers are raising consumer fears with GMO-free labeling, along with fears over synthetic animal-growth hormones and high fructose corn syrup. The federation has launched…
U.S. Cropland Value Holds Steady
…jump of three percent from 2016. The Corn Belt saw the biggest decrease in pastureland value of 1.7 percent from last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…to the American corn farmer. Brazil’s actions undermine the zero-ethanol tariff arrangement between our two countries that has been in place for several years and that damage the potential cooperation…
Vietnam Reopens Market to U.S. DDGS Exports
…the third-largest market for U.S. DDGS, with exports valued at more than $230 million in 2016. The resolution of this issue also opens the way for corn and wheat shipments,…
Agriculture to Trump: Don’t Mess with KORUS
…is a “rash move that will harm relationships” at the expense of U.S. farm country. South Korea is the third largest importer of U.S. corn this marketing year, buying 5.3…
Farm and Biofuels Groups Urge EPA to Comply With Federal Court Decision
…the nation’s fuel supply. National Corn Growers, National Farmers Union, and the Renewable Fuels Association are urging the EPA to follow the law and a recent court decision, and boost,…