…more forward contracts to sell cattle. That makes it difficult to determine prices, justifying the move to require online sales reporting. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…tastes like is one thing, but supporting the American farmer is another. People who don’t farm make trade deals. Farmers who feed us have very little input on international trade….
Western View: Got Gas?
…of methane each day – gas that can be recycled and used to power farm operations or vehicles. Bagging methane gas may be a bit of a stretch for most…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…backed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Sheep Industry Association, Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, National Livestock Producers Association, and United States Cattlemen’s Association….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 30
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Pacific Region Cattle/Livestock Review
…2015. This figure includes slaughter in Federally-inspected and state-inspected plants, but excludes farm slaughter. In August 2016, the average live weight of cattle slaughtered in California was 1,348 pounds, calves…
Updated Indemnity Calculator for Laying Hens
…fair market value based on net farm income ratio, which is the amount of net income generated per dollar of farm revenue. The calculator will be updated on a quarterly…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…the farm, down 16 percent from 2015, and 155 million bushels off-farm, up 10 percent from last September. The U.S. soybean disappearance during June-August totaled 675 million bushels, up 55…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food insecure teens in both healthy lifestyle and entrepreneurship skills through activities including gardening, food preparation and preservation, farm business training and farmers market demonstrations. Community Food Projects are an…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…across USDA agencies to improve the viability and profitability of small and beginning farmers and ranchers; improve access to USDA programs for historically underserved communities; increase agricultural opportunities for farm…
FDA Allows Peanuts to be called “Healthy”
…for the use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of food products is open until January 26th of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NCBA Joins Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Estate Tax Regulations
…NCBA says the regulations would eliminate or greatly reduce available valuation discounts for family-related entities, which in turn would increase the tax on inheritance, such as farms. Government affairs director…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…the lack of confidence in its food safety programs, it’s likely to face considerable and growing opposition to a GMO program. While farmers in China do not use GM crops,…
NCGA Applauds WRDA House Passage
…of the year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Corn Growers Association The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources and Development…