…says it could be better to wait a bit longer to boost what is now a 0.25 percent to 0.50 percent overnight target rate range, according to Pro Farmer’s First…
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics to Meet
…Agriculture; County Estimates and Farm Structure Panel update; response rate research; big data overview; National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) communications plan; a new online Census response tool; and the Agricultural…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 25
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‘Stealth Visits’ Concern the Livestock Industry
…go. Communications Director Hannah Thompson-Weeman said aside from the disregard to private property, these actions are a major risk to biosecurity on the farm. “In this instance, this farm had…
Los Angeles Schools Reconsider Flavored Milk
…of that is plain milk that schools are encouraged by federal law to offer, but that students are not enthusiastically drinking. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
DuPont Planning Sale of Herbicide Business
…making co-polymers used in food packaging. Dow and DuPont are pushing to complete the merger by the end of this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Belgium Region Ignoring Deadline, Leaving Infinite Timeline on CETA
…Investment Partnership between the U.S. and the EU, along with a potential post-Brexit deal between the EU and the United Kingdom. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Federal Court to Decide Fate of R-CALF Suit
…there is an opt-out option for producers, and is seeking dismissal. Government attorneys argue R-CALF lacks standing to continue the case. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Rural Mainstreet Index Reaches Lowest Level Since Recession
…2016 projection when the same question was asked,” said Goss. Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for October fell to 25.0 from September’s 40.3. This is the 35th…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…26 percent of these farms. The largest corn farms, over 2,900 acres, have double the PA adoption rates of all farms: 70-80 percent of large farms use mapping, about 80…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 24
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An Early Farm Bill Means More Money for Ag
…more money to work with for farm programs if they did the work early. Another reason for getting the work done early is the dairy farming dilemma. A global oversupply…
Rabobank Says Pork Export Pace is Slowing
…capacity arrives in 2017. Rabobank also said production in the European Union will need to slow down to maintain price support. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Canada-EU Trade Deal All But Dead
…the small region of Wallonia has all but killed a trade deal that affects 508 million Europeans and 36.3 million Canadians. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….