…(FSA), cotton producers may receive a cost share payment, which is based on a producer’s 2016 cotton acres reported to FSA multiplied by 20 percent of the average ginning cost…
Senate Confirms Key USTR Nominees
…Agricultural Negotiator, Dennis Shea as Deputy USTR (Geneva) and C. J. Mahoney as Deputy USTR (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere). Earlier this year, the NCC…
EPA Unresponsive to Letter on RIN Prices
…would be harmed if the RFS is undermined.” EPA found that refiners recovered the cost of RINs in the prices they get for their products. From the National Association of…
Ag Committee Members Press USDA on Payments to Deceased Farmers
…says farmers must be “actively engaged in farming” in order to receive farm program benefits. Farmers do that by providing labor or management. USDA recently issued guidance that considers an…
Almond Matters: Using Drones During Bloom
…be extremely valuable in reducing labor costs related to monitoring. Data collected from drones has also proven to be very effective in yield evaluations and creating data sets for variable-rate…
Trump to Meet with Cabinet, Senators of Biofuels
…current RFS compliance cost, which is owed to the Environmental Protection Agency. Another source says the discussions will consider capping the cost of biofuel credits and allow ethanol blends to…
Agri View: Changes Coming for Grading Pork
…cost. There is no grading to pork. Well, that is about to change. There are those who think grading will encourage U.S. consumption of more pork. You see, the United…
Western Growers Also Opposes Immigration Bill
…Nassif issued the following statement following the board of directors’ vote: “We will remain engaged with any and all legislators who seek workable solutions to our labor crisis, but given…
Changes Made to H-2C Immigration Bill
A bill proposed by Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte would scrap the current H-2A program which is partly controlled by the U.S. Labor Department. It would institute an H-2C program…
Agri View: Issues Impact on Agriculture
…more important is the immigrant, or Migrant Labor Law. A lot of bad things can happen if Congress doesn’t take sides with the farmer. And, the immigrant and migrant labor…
Joint Ventures in Dairy Increasing
…U.S. dairy companies and international partners collaborated to capitalize on each other’s strengths. CoBank says many cooperatives lack the available capital to take on new and costly processing facilities, noting…
Agri View: Big Farm Shows
…whatever the subject might be. Anything from growing corn or peanuts, to who is the best candidate for Governor. Anyway, the shows cost millions of dollars to put on. But,…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…case studies to personalize climate change impacts. Training for educators, advisors, specialists and volunteers. Research-based evidence on the impacts of climate change on food security and the cost of healthy…
California Coffee Industry Gaining Ground
…who paid $60 per pound for the beans. Cups of the coffee cost $18 each, and sold out in less than two weeks in the cafes it was being offered…