…Research Board (CRB) funded a study by a leading expert in Ag financial issues. CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues The study was conducted bv Bruce Babcock, who is a…
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
The tit-for-tat trade war with China means a lower forecast for the value of U.S. beef and pork exports next year. The Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service said in…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
…global hunger and poverty as demonstrated by Norman Borlaug, who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Rouse, a USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist, is being honored for his research…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
Despite posturing by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada ‘won’t back down’ on dairy issues, Canada is ready to make concessions. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland rejoined the discussion…
Dairy Farms Turning to GoFundMe to Stay in Business
The wife of a Wisconsin dairy farmer started a GoFundMe page to help their family farm survive. With a goal of $35,000, the story made national headlines over the weekend,…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…Facilitation Program (MFP), administered by (FSA). The program will provide payments to producers of corn, cotton, dairy, pork, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Farmers can begin to apply for the MFP…
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have transferred a biochemical pathway found in sorghum, which produces a weed-killing compound, into rice plants. ARS scientists are waiting to see if these rice…
Canada Next for NAFTA
…outstanding issues to resolve, quickly, if the Mexican official is correct. Those issues include dairy access and approval of certain U.S.-Mexico provisions. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Wildfire Inadvertently Provides New Research Opportunities
University of California researchers are looking to make the most out of a bad situation by looking at new research opportunities that have developed as a result of the wildfires….
Canadians Happy with Trudeau Handling of NAFTA
…Mexico are working to reach an agreement. Meanwhile, a Canadian public opinion research firm, says 56 percent of Canadians approve of Trudeau’s handling of the ongoing NAFTA talks, representing an…
Agri View: 2018 Farm Bill Near Completion?
…covers rural development, research, energy, and horticulture. No, it is not hard to see that Congress carries a full load when working out a new farm bill. Remember now. Whatever…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
…Industry, as well as more information about the Citrus Research Board, may be read at www.citrusresearch.org. Read the full report: Impact of Regulations on California Citrus Source: Citrus Research Board…
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
…Housing Assistance Council counters that the main customers to the Economic Research Service are congressional members and staff, USDA policy officials, and researchers at rural-focused groups, many of which are…
Ag Lenders Worried About Farmers
…the nation’s most prominent dairy states, has the highest number of lenders reporting falling incomes, coming in at 71 percent. Lower incomes did slightly hurt the rate of loan repayments….