Policy
Soybean Market Gets Jittery Over China After Solar Panel Tariffs
Global trade is taking center stage as chief executives from 60 nations are gathering in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week.
NAFTA Trio to Gather in Davos as Negotiations Resume in Canada
The Real NAFTA Problem Is Canada, Not Mexico, Paul Ryan Says
Farmers showed up at the polls for Trump. Now they want him to do the same for them on NAFTA.
Trump Spares Turkeys and Jokes He Can’t Overturn Obama’s Pardons
One of the better tax credits relates to increasing research and development (R&D) in your farm operation. Congress has expanded the availability of the credit, and many farmers now qualify to take it.
Pacific Nations Get TPP Framework to Salvage a Deal Trump Quit
President Donald Trump has been stressing the importance of fair trade, and in order to get fair trade, he has threatened walking away from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Sometime in December U.S. farmers will receive forms from the USDA, asking them to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. This national census is conducted every five years by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Keystone Pipeline Gets Crucial Clearance to Cross Nebraska
Why the Chicken May Still Cross the Border, Nafta or No Nafta
No stranger to dirty boots, John Dillard, an attorney with OFW Law, focuses his practice on agricultural and environmental litigation.
Canada Nafta Negotiator Sees More Movement Than Labor Leader
Nafta Nations Say Quick Deal on Table as Inaugural Talks End (1)
In Washington Clash of Industries, King Corn Trounces Big Oil
The Indiana-based author and speaker shares why farmers must take time now to share the stories behind food before their license to operate is revoked.
Nafta or No Nafta, the $12.43-an-Hour Pay Gap Is Irresistible
In a bizarre land rights and endangered species case, what will the Supreme Court decide about Casper the Ghost Frog and 1,500 private acres belonging to Edward Poitevent?
Rural America continues to be left behind in the race for high-speed internet service. Current solutions are expensive, slow, limited or intermittent.
Results from California’s Proposition 2 are mixed, with happy hens but higher egg prices.
Senate GOP to Back Trump on Border Wall, Risking Shutdown Fight
Rural America turned out for President Donald Trump in the election, but as farmers get ready to hear him speak at the American Farm Bureau Federation conference on Monday, one issue looms large: a shortage of workers.
Traffic along the Ohio River is seeing major hurdles this harvest season. Just last week, Lock & Dam 53 closed due to a break-down as the hydraulics that open and close the lower gate failed to work properly. On Wed., Oct. 11, the U.S. Waterways Council said the issue this week is the rising river level. That forced the Ohio River to shut down to traffic at Locks & Dam 52 earlier in the week. With river levels already exceeding the maximum locking stage of 20.7 feet and expected to rise further through the end of the week, the Waterways Council expects limits to be placed on navigation until either Sunday or Monday.
Over the summer, producers experienced policy whiplash as several key agricultural issues took center stage in Washington, D.C.
The fate of major trade deals continues to be a pain point for U.S. agriculture, but President Trump is continuing to follow through on a campaign promise in the new year to take a tougher stance on trade.
FAA: Farm equipment radio interference threatens air traffic
A farmer’s photo and his accompanying statement on Twitter recently summed up the views of many U.S. wheat growers today. “Yes, I’m planting wheat, and no, I don’t know why,” the farmer said. That perspective is understandable. After the USDA released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) in early November, corn and soybeans took the lead story away from wheat. Ending stocks for wheat for 2017/18 have been lowered 25 million bushels, with the report citing increased exports as the cause.