Policy
The final farm bill will decide the fate of the Obama administration’s proposal to move to more cash purchases in foreign countries.
Some who were quoted in a recent Associated Press investigative report on ethanol are saying that they were misled and misrepresented.
The “Balancing Act: Regulating Innovation” broadcast on Dec. 5th will have host Mike Adams interviewing guests Sarah Bittleman and Jack Bobo.
Some farmers may not participate if premiums are raised for the highest-income operations, as the Senate farm bill would do.
Global weather highlights reflect volatile weather in China.
The fight over Keystone, now in its sixth year, shows no sign of abating as both sides await the release of a final environmental impact statement.
USDA loans account for about 132,000 mortgages a year in areas designated by the agency as rural, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
If EPA continues on this path, many livestock producers will be saddled with additional costs and the burden of obtaining and complying with NPDES permits.
Ethanol margins returned to the black during late spring and production bounced back from last year’s lows—increasing the corn grind and demand, even for pricey old-crop corn.
But the USMEF says challenges still exist, particularly in Russia.
It expects increases of 1.5% to 2.5% for all food and food-at-home prices.
She will be in charge of developing wide-ranging climate-change rules that business group oppose and faces challenges over water protection guidelines fought by farmers.
A five-year farm-policy bill House Republicans passed and sent to the U.S. Senate now faces opposition among the Democrats needed to craft the final law.
An Iowa facility has been cleared to slaughter horses for human consumption, the second such operation approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a week.
A New Mexico facility has been issued a grant of inspection.
Next step: bill could come back to floor next week
He also talks about his support for AGRA and challenges of world population growth in Senate briefing.
Contacts indicate some of draft may be changed via a manager’s amendment.
With the EPA lacking an administrator, many environmental policy questions remain unanswered for livestock producers.
The farm bill is a complex piece of policy covering energy, agriculture, nutrition and the environment. Private land conservation was the first to come to a standstill.
Find out what the big news could be with Friday’s USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.
Meanwhile, highs will approach 90-degrees in Texas today.
Details from the Grain and Oilseeds Outlook breakout session.
Vilsack details risks at USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum.