…crop, but, nothing like the young seedlings planted this year. It is likely your tree will cost a little more this year, but, that remains to be seen. Rain now…
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
…for the Administration to rescind tariffs, secure trade agreements and allow for year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol; “no-cost actions that would allow for the marketplace to drive demand.”…
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
…on buying and applying chemicals—a major part of their overhead cost. In addition, a crop that produces its own herbicide potentially would be more efficient—increasing profits for farmers and food…
USDA Payments Expected After Labor Day
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects to send payments to farmers after the Labor Day holiday as part of a trade relief package. The $12 billion package is intended for…
Farm Bill Conference Meeting Date Set
…day after lawmakers return from the Labor Day Recess. Roberts also says committee staff members have made progress on the differences in the two bills on conservation, but not on…
Agri View: Two Cultures of Vultures
…kill a black vulture without a federal permit. That permit cost $100.00 a year. It does not permit wholesale slaughter. It does give farmers enough authority to protect their livestock,…
China Hopeful for FTA with Canada
…Canada as Canada has insisted on a progressive trade deal that would also cover some labor, environment, gender and governance issues. Officials say there was little progress on issues that…
Citrus Study Says Regulation Costs to Increase
Citrus Research Board Report Explains Cost Impacts on Growers New regulations are expected to cost California citrus growers an average of $701 per acre per year, or $203 million annually…
Canada May Rejoin NAFTA Talks this Week
…of the talks as the U.S. and Mexico engage in negotiations. However, Canada has remained out largely since many issues being discussed are simply topics, such as labor, that Canada…
Concerns Growing over USDA Reorganization
…Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington, D.C., to a more “cost-effective” location closer to farmers. The Public and Land-grant Universities Board on…
Agri View: Cattlemen COOL Legal Battle
…Battle Violation of the the Country of Origin Label (COOL) has cost producers in one location of the country a lot of money. One section is the only location they…
Perdue Talks Tariffs, Water in San Joaquin Valley
…relief programs, accessible foreign workforce and reliable water supplies. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Congressman David Valadao Visit HMC Farms in Kingsburg, Ca. Accompanying Perdue were Congressmen Jim Costa,…
USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions
…in FY 2020, that will stop the rise of the 10-year average cost of fighting wildland fire and reduce the likelihood of the disruptive practice of transferring funds from Forest…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…higher tariffs could cost major U.S. fruit and nut industries $2.64 billion per year in exports to countries imposing the higher tariffs, and as much as $3.34 billion by reducing…