…Trade Commission (FTC). The agency’s annual update concluded: “The exercise of market power to set prices or coordination on price and output levels, is unlikely.” Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today…
Ending Subsidies for Renewable Energy
…at wind and solar for their “high” subsides. During the campaign, Trump said the EPA would be gutted if he is elected. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Australia Moving on TPP
…11 nations included in the trade agreement are moving forward with approving the deal and hoping Trump will reconsider the agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Hard Work
…if you measured the labor input of all agriculture dairy farming would be at or near the top. Dairy farmers have to produce a crop just like any other farmer….
Farm City Newsday Podcast for December 1
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…
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
…installing methane digesters at dairy farms, but the industry says that won’t be enough to help all 1,500-some dairy operations in California. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Dairy Bull Calves
…bull calves or other cattle the week before becoming ill. Laboratory testing concluded the outbreak is likely linked to ill calves. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposal
…to protect the lesser prairie chicken. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Image credit: Lesser Prairie Chicken From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds, Richard Crossley/Wikimedia Commons….
Businesses Join Agriculture in Fretting Over Trump Anti-Trade Talks
…and the National Pork Producers Council says the pork industry would be forced to cut production, raising prices for U.S. consumers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
TPP Showing Slight Signs of Life in Congress
…TPP — potentially making any number of changes to the 12-nation agreement that has already been through five years of negotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Farm Production
Everett Griner talks about centuries of production growth in today’s Agri View. Farm Production Well farming has long been America’s largest industry the number of farmers has steadily declined since…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…off-farm income are not distributed identically for every farm, median total income will generally not equal the sum of median off-farm and median farm income.) See the Farm Household Income…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for November 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…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that were offered by producers during…