…current website, https://agriculture.house.gov/farmbill. This landing page is designed to provide updates and information related to the 2018 Farm Bill. Following its launch, Chairman Conaway offered the below remarks: “I’m committed…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday, 12-13-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
Monsanto Offering Incentive for XtendiMax with VaporGrip Herbicide
Monsanto is offering an incentive for U.S. farmers who buy a dicamba-based herbicide. The incentive to use XtendiMax with VaporGrip could refund farmers over half the sticker price of the…
USDA Predicts Less Corn in Storage in Latest WASDE
…ends to $4.50 to $4.70 per bushel. The U.S. season-average soybean price range was narrowed to $8.60 to $10.00 per bushel. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Ag Committee Approves Vaden as USDA General Counsel
…needs a full staff as development of the next farm bill begins”, although adding that “this has not been an easy decision.” Stabenow says she remains concerned about Vaden’s past…
Chairman Roberts: “Trade Is More Than a Product Crossing a Border”
…all right on NAFTA.” However, many, including Goldman Sachs, believes the U.S. will withdraw from NAFTA before the talks are completed. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
Farmers need a backup plan if the U.S. exits the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to a top Department of Agriculture official. Ted McKinney, USDA undersecretary for trade…
National Produce Consumption Still Significantly Low
…with suggestions on how to increase access and consumption of fruits and vegetables. One strategy includes expanding farm-to-institution programs in schools, childcare facilities, hospitals and workplaces. The CDC also advocates…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday, 12-12-17
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill….
EU to Lists Objections to Bayer-Monsanto Deal
…Monsanto to make sure farmers still have choice and “affordable prices, both when it comes to seeds and pesticides.” A precise list of objections, however, should allow Bayer and Monsanto…
Wool Exports Increase 24 Percent
…Market Indicator. In U.S. dollars, this represented a 30.7-percent increase year-on-year as of early November, and prices have continued to increase. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Ends Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option
…field offices, USDA eliminated the Prevented Planting +10 Percent Option for the 2018 crop year and future crop years. USDA kept the five percent option for farmers, though analysis shows…
Pilot Program Gives Canada Beef and Pork Exports Expanded Access to China
…70 percent of its product out of the country, and China is the second-biggest volume export market after the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bill Coming Early Next Year
…fall. Conaway said in August that he expected the farm bill to be ready for a House vote in early 2018. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….