…modern production agriculture equipment,” Williams said. “Students from ag education, plant science, viticulture, industrial technology, ag business and our campus farm develop skills from the hands-on labs that will be…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 11-14-17
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Farmers Need Trade to Move Record Corn Crop
…Illinois Corn Growers Association says this is what farmers pencil out on paper to demonstrate why market access is so important to corn farmer profitability. “It looks like our ‘what…
Ethanol Industry Wants Brazil Status Suspended
…ethanol with Brazil. The industry groups will be submitting a petition to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office in the near future. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Gets WTO Win on Indonesia’s Beef Import Requirements
…to Indonesia over the first nine months of 2017 are 96 percent higher in volume than the same period last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Livestock Rule Delayed Until January
…Trump Administration’s delay of final organic livestock production rules. While the lawsuit is still pending, USDA must answer it by mid-November. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
New Senate Hold on Ag Trade Nominee
…protecting U.S. farmers from cheaper Mexican imports. Growers in the southeastern U.S. support the proposal. Flake argues that the move would raise the cost of production, reduce the selection of…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-13-17
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Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
…to delay a mandate that farmers report certain air emissions from manure on their farms. In April, a federal court, ruling on a lawsuit brought by environmental activist groups against…
Leftover Produce Accounts for a Fifth of All Food Waste
…Natural Resources Defense Council analyzed waste of over 1,100 households in Denver, New York, and Nashville. The environmental group found that leftovers were the biggest source of edible food waste….
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…many farmers were working to finish harvest of summer crops, including cotton, pomegranates, walnuts and pistachios. Mark Bagby of Calcot Ltd., a cotton marketing cooperative owned by growers in California…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-10-17
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Fixing the Dairy Safety Net
The dairy safety net in the farm bill needs to be fixed. Scott Brown, University of Missouri dairy economist, says the thing he’d like to see is more participation in…
Ten Things Canada Wants From NAFTA Modernization
…are quite a few items the countries do agree on. Shaun Haney covers Canadian agriculture for the website Real Agriculture Dot Com. He tells Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com…