…National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and National Farmers Union (NFU). This petition comes days after several ethanol and farm groups challenged three specific small refinery exemptions…
Peterson: New Farm Bill Must Protect Against Trade Retaliation
…working with House and Senate Ag Committee leaders on a new farm bill to protect farmers from “the market fluctuations caused by these actions.” A USDA spokesman says President Trump…
Tariffs Throw Another Monkey Wrench Into NAFTA 2.0
…American Action Forum, says the president thinks being “tactically unpredictable is a fantastic approach.” The group says he fails to realize that strategy only confuses people, damages important relationships, and…
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…agency also gave undisclosed millions more to Sinclair for two of its facilities in the state for both 2014 and 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years
…recently, prices are still below break-even for a large share of farmers.” Over 36 percent of bank CEOs cite rising regulatory costs at the top economic challenge to their banking…
Agri View: Technology and Agriculture
…most farmers planted their crops. It was also about the time the term ‘horsepower’ become a true definition of farming. It took 40 to 50 hours and 5 acres of…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Eligible farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can sign up at their…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-01-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Target Date Set for Senate Farm Bill Introduction
…says Roberts made the announcement at a farm bill forum in his home state, alongside Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and fellow Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. Roberts says he has a…
RVP Period Begins Friday as Fuel Prices Climb Higher
…astronomical barriers. “RVP relief now means lifting our rural economy out of the worst crisis in a generation, with farm income plunging to a 12-year low,” Skor says. “It also…
Canada Approves Bayer Acquisition of Monsanto, with Conditions
…agreement will preserve and protect innovation and competition in important agricultural inputs such as canola seeds, which is Canada’s highest-acreage crop. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Changing to a More Profitable Crop
…any cotton crop he had ever produced. Well, you already know the rest of the story. He now plans to turn his entire farm into a pecan farm. It isn’t…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…Mexico, and the E.U. “These tariffs will harm U.S. farmers and take many American farm operations to the breaking point.” “American farmers overwhelmingly supported President Trump in 2016 but will…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…applications on June 4 from agricultural producers who suffered livestock, honeybees, farm-raised fish and other losses due to natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reopening the application period…