…new businesses, or even maintaining existing ones, opioid abuse can have an enormous impact on the quality of life and economic prosperity. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-04-18
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State Officials Talk Dicamba in 2019
…Eastern Corn Belt. For example, Indiana has seen a 300 percent rise in dicamba complaints since the product was first registered there. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) urges members of the Farm Bill Conference Committee to include several key provisions important to the seed industry within the final Bill. In a…
Agri View: Agriculture Feeling the Pain
…buying. They simply increased the tariff. That is the way it is with all of these countries, and agriculture, and farm products, seem to be hit first and hardest. I…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-03-18
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USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s August 10, 2018, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that fiscal year 2018 U.S. ending sugar stocks…
Administration on E15: “Let’s Get it Done”
Year-round E15 sales are nearing reality. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told reports in Boone, Iowa at the Farm Progress Show that he has spoken with the President, who wants to…
Farm Bill Differences Remain
…same lobby the voted down the farm bill earlier this year, say: “We want what we have in the House farm bill.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Texas Rep. Says Farm Bill Must Meet Objectives
A U.S. Representative from West-Texas says the farm bill must ensure a strong, viable ag sector. Republican Jodey Arrington, a member of the farm bill conference committee, penned an editorial…
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
…year. Exports of poultry and poultry products are forecast $100 million higher to $5.3 billion, due to elevated prices and volumes for most products. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Environmental Groups Urge EPA to Revoke Dicamba Approval
…Monsanto dicamba-based product, arguing it not only harms nearby crops and plants but wildlife as well. The lawsuit was filed in February. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-31-18
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Companies Targeted by Senator Sanders Fire Back
…Amazon, Walmart, and others, to pay a 100 percent tax on government benefits to their employees, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a significant portion of the farm bill. Amazon…