Category Archives: Agriculture News
House Passes Ag Appropriations Bill Trying to End Shutdown
Ten Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to pass a fiscal year 2019 agriculture appropriations bill. A DTN report says the bill is not supported by Senate and House Republican ...
Jan 14, 2019
Trade War Increases U.S. Tariff Collections
U.S. tariff collections increased, expectedly, in 2018 as President trump waged a trade war on China, along with other tariff heavy trade policies. The U.S. government collected 6.7 billion more in cu...
Jan 10, 2019
China Trade Talks Should Provide Direction
Trade talks between the U.S. and China should provide an early indication as to what political tensions between the two nations may disrupt the talks. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeff Gerrish wil...
Jan 07, 2019
Partial Government Shutdown Closes FSA County Offices
Farm Service Agency offices are officially shut down. What does that mean for the second round of Market Facilitation Payments? A DTN report says producers who have already certified their 2018 produc...
Jan 02, 2019
President Weighing NAFTA Cancellation
President Donald Trump and his advisers are reportedly considering canceling the North American Free Trade Agreement to help push the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement through Congress. A ProFarmer report ...
Dec 31, 2018
Perdue Highlights USDA 2018 Accomplishments
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue took a look back at a busy year for the USDA and said his agency accomplished a lot of good things for American agriculture. "We fought for American farmers, ranchers, and pr...
Dec 26, 2018
Some USDA Functions Running Despite Shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue detailed which functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will remain available in the event of a lapse in government funding. Some of the programs that...
Dec 24, 2018
Merced Irrigation District Calls For Legal Against Bay Delta Plan
The Merced Irrigation District Board of Directors, according to a news release, is taking legal action against the State's recently adopted Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan and Substitute Environm...
Dec 20, 2018
Farm Groups Push for Ag in EU Trade Talks
A coalition of agriculture groups is asking the Trump administration to keep pushing agriculture issues in the European Union-U.S. trade talks. In a letter sent to the Office of the U.S. Trade Represe...
Dec 19, 2018
USDA Launches Second Round of Trade Mitigation Payments
The Department of Agriculture is launching round two of the trade mitigation payments to farmers. The payments are the second installment of trade aid through the Market Facilitation Program announced...
Dec 18, 2018
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