New research estimates the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic demand and $20 billion in sales from the administration’s approach to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Economists…
The Western View: El Niño Winter Ahead?
…Niño – but the water well south of the equator is unusually cool. Thus, according to his research, if the El Niño forms at all, it will most likely be…
National Dairy Council New Product Competition Underway
…an $8,000 first place prize. Winning teams will be recognized at the American Dairy Science Association’s annual meeting in June. With the announcement, the Council offered some insights, saying research…
Agri View: Peanut Yield Success
…accomplishment. It takes time, study, and hard work. Peanuts are a regional crop grown mostly in the southeast. Sufficient funding for the necessary research was a little slow. There is…
Senate Ag Leaders Question USDA Reorganization
…diseases. The Economic Research Service has been under the undersecretary for research, education and economics. However, Perdue plans to put the Office of the Chief Economist under the Office of…
OTA Moving Forward with Voluntary Checkoff
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is moving forward with plans to create a voluntary checkoff program. The Association says the program would provide industry-invested organic research, promotion and education check-off…
OTA Wants Voluntary Checkoff Program
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced a plan to move the industry toward a voluntary industry-invested organic research, promotion, and education checkoff program. It will be put together and in…
University Analysis: EPA’s Refiner Waivers Could Cost Ethanol Industry $20 Billion in Losses
A recent analysis by economists at the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) shows that the U.S. ethanol industry could lose 4.6 billion gallons of domestic…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…And the resulting cost will ultimately be felt by American farmers and consumers.” The movement of seed globally for research, development and multiplication is critical for the ultimate commercialization of…
USDA Partners with HHS to Support Rural Communities Combating Opioid Misuse
…about these efforts, visit the USDA rural opioid misuse webpage at www.usda.gov/opioids. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes transformative discoveries that solve societal challenges….
Water Works: Using Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Alfalfa Production
…Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Researchers have found that subsurface drip can provide a boost to overall yields. In some instances, increases have been as high as 30 percent. …
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…recent letter to Conferees, ASTA highlighted the following priorities within the Conservation, Trade, Research, Horticulture and Crop Insurance titles: Conservation: ASTA is concerned with the proposal in the House version…
Latest Climate Change Assessment Illustrates Farming Challenges of the Future
…A decline in irrigated pasture availability will also present challenges for expanding the beef cattle industry. The climate change assessment is comprised of research taken from 44 technical reports, as…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…Research Board (CRB) funded a study by a leading expert in Ag financial issues. CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues The study was conducted bv Bruce Babcock, who is a…