…comments on the evaluation for 60 days. APHIS will then review and consider the comments received and make a final determination. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USTR Seeking Input on KORUS
…of the agreement and instead wants to focus on addressing outstanding implementation issues. Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Zinke Proposes New Sage Grouse Management Plan
…the new policy supersedes the Obama administration’s rules. The changes came from a report by a sage grouse task force that Zinke had established. Zinke says the administration will offer…
Labor Shortages Continue to Plague California
…outside the box. Many farming operations are offering different types of incentives to help attract workers in preparation for their busiest time of year. CEO of the Fresno County Farm…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 8-8-17
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Dow DuPont Merger to Close This Month
…Dow and DuPont announced the merger in December of 2015. Upon closure, the combined company is estimated to be worth $130 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Ports Contract Eases Trade Concerns
…“greater confidence to the countless farmers, workers, and businesses that suffered millions in losses during the ports slow-down.” The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the contract extension “helps ensure that…
USDA NASS: Cropland Values Stable
…in average farmland value, but cropland value remained unchanged from the previous year. The United States farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings…
Farm Bill Could Reach House Floor Early 2018
…early 2018. Conaway told a farm bill listening session in California over the weekend that he hopes the farm bill will be on the House floor in the first quarter…
Ag Secretary Perdue Speaks from “Back to Our Roots” Tour
…out. Secretary Perdue on negotiations His main message for negotiators is ‘do no harm to agriculture and don’t hurt American farmers’. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Nation, Minnesota, $78,188 Capacity Builders, Inc., Farmington, New Mexico, $26,478 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, $99,997 Janus Youth Programs, Inc., Portland, Oregon,…
Farm City Newsday, Monday 8-7-17
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Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
…Price Index averaged 175.1 points in July, virtually unchanged from June, and the Sugar Price Index averaged 207.5 points in July. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cargill Purchases Southern States Cooperative Animal Feed Business
…The other segments of Southern States Cooperative’s business – retail, farm supply, energy, and agronomy – are not part of the transaction. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…