…process to get a Farm Bill reauthorized on time.” “Whether it’s low prices, over burdensome regulations, or unpredictable trade markets, it’s no secret that farmers and ranchers are struggling. That’s…
U.S. Offers List of Ag Concessions Wanted From China
…agriculture, as Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes says U.S. pork farmers have lost $2.2 billion on an annualized basis, from lower hog prices. From the National Association of Farm…
Accurate Labels Act Introduced
…of inaccurate labels that mislead consumers and drive up prices. Supporters say the bill would establish science-based criteria for all additional state and local labeling requirements, allow state-mandated product information…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…the Announcement of Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors, and affected parties must comply with all provisions beginning November 1, 2018. USDA will work over the next few months to educate…
Canada Seeking Answers Regarding U.S. Farmer Support Funds
…prices for agricultural goods are low. The White House has previously indicated that it is looking at ways to use the Commodity Credit Corporation funds to offset farm income losses…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…milk production. Congress earlier this year revised MPP retroactively for 2018, including lower premiums for higher levels of coverage. Dairy groups had long advocated for changes to the program that…
Ag Economy Barometer Monthly Results
…of Current Conditions rose to 132 during May, nine points higher than in April, while the Index of Future Expectations climbed to a reading of 145, 19 points higher than…
EPA Awards Biofuel Waivers Worth Tens of Millions of Dollars
…future. The EPA’s move may put even more pressure on credit prices, which have plummeted to five-year lows as the agency has expanded the small refinery waiver program. The EPA…
Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years
…Regional Economics at Creighton University, says, “Over the past several months, surveys indicate the rural economy is trending upward with improving and positive economic growth. While commodity prices have improved…
US Sales of California Wine Increased in 2017
…totaled 278 million cases. “Consumers in the U.S. and worldwide continue to trade up to higher-priced premium wines,” Wine Institute President and CEO Robert P. (Bobby) Koch said in press…
RVP Period Begins Friday as Fuel Prices Climb Higher
…a time when gas prices are approaching a national average of three dollars per gallon. That’s a higher average price than consumers have paid in years. “Every summer, earth-friendly E15…
Canada Approves Bayer Acquisition of Monsanto, with Conditions
…agreement will preserve and protect innovation and competition in important agricultural inputs such as canola seeds, which is Canada’s highest-acreage crop. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…caused falling commodity futures, higher equipment prices, and the markets they’ve fought to get into for decades to vanish overnight. The addition of new retaliatory tariffs on everything from bourbon,…
Brazil Trucker Strike Disrupting Ag Exports
…the top exporter of soybeans, sugar, coffee, and chickens. The strike over high fuel prices has brought Latin America’s largest economy to a complete stop. Roads are empty and major…