The American Farm Bureau Federation, in cooperation with American Farm Bureau Insurance Services, has developed a new risk-management insurance product for dairy farmers. Approved by the Agriculture Department’s Federal Crop…
Highlighting the Importance of Foreign Markets to California
A recent event in Acampo, just outside Sacramento, was hosted by Farmers for Free Trade and the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) to emphasize the importance of foreign markets for…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
Rabobank: Corn Prices Could Exceed $4 a Bushel
…exceed $4 per bushel through December, and 2018/19 corn has a 24 percent chance of sustaining greater than $4.70 per bushel. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Slips in April Report
…measure greater than 100 indicates positive sentiment by producers regarding the ag economy, while a measure under 100 suggests the opposite. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Nothing New on NAFTA as Trump Extends Tariff Exemptions
…impose. Trump also granted an exemption to South Korea as part of the revised Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Celebrates World Trade Month
…and farm products totaled $138.4 billion, up from $134.7 billion in 2016. Additionally, farm exports supported more than 1.1 million American jobs across the entire economy, according to USDA. From…
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
The renaming of Fresno State’s Vincent E. Petrucci Viticulture Building after the program’s late founder was celebrated April 20 by a crowd of 200 campus staff, faculty, students, alumni, friends…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-01-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
NAFTA Negotiations Continue Next Week
…and intellectual property remain unresolved, according to The Canadian Press. Still, all sides appear positive an agreement will be reached soon. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
New TPP Moving Forward
…United States. Further, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was expected to add $4 billion worth of U.S. ag exports to the ag economy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Growth Energy Comments on EPA CVR Waiver
…submitted a proposal to change the point of blending under the RFS away from refiners and further down the supply chain. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Biodiesel Ranks First Among Fleets for Alt Fuel Use
…operate alternative-fueled trucks in their fleets, up four percent from 2017, and interest is at the highest recorded level since 2014. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: NAFTA and Farm Bill Problems
…farmers under the most pressure right now. Dragging this through another year will make it trouble for all farmers. So, who cares? That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……