Category Archives: Agriculture News
Farm Bill Passes House Now Heads to President
The House of Representatives followed through with passage of the farm bill Wednesday, sending the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to President Trump for signature. House members voted 369 to 47 i...
Dec 13, 2018
Farmers Concerned with Lack of Farm Bill
Farmers are expressing concern over the lack of a new farm bill in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The monthly survey in November asked producers how concerned they were r...
Dec 05, 2018
Farm Groups Call for Completion of Farm Bill
With an announced agreement in principle on the farm bill, agriculture groups are calling on Congress to finish the job and pass the farm bill before time runs out this year. The farm bill conference ...
Nov 30, 2018
Cal Romaine Lettuce Likely E. Coli Source
FDA Administrator Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter to talk about romaine lettuce. In addition to referring to plans to allow romaine to return to the market after the E. coli outbreak in Canada and the ...
Nov 26, 2018
Trade Aid Payments near $840 Million
Nearly $840 million in trade aid has been handed out to farmers from the Department of Agriculture so far this year. The payments stem from the trade mitigation package announced by USDA to help offse...
Nov 19, 2018
October Farm Equipment Sales
Combine sales declined in October while sales of tractors remained mostly flat. But the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's October Ag Tractor and Combine Report shows overall sales remained posit...
Nov 14, 2018
Cal Activists Face Charges after Chicken Theft
Back in September, six animal activists were arrested for stealing chickens from a poultry farm in Sonoma County, California. The industry website Meating Place Dot Com says they now face felony burgl...
Nov 13, 2018
EPA Exempting Livestock Emissions Reporting
A rule by the Environmental Protection Agency exempts livestock producers from reporting emissions from their farms to state and local authorities. The move, supported by the livestock industry, won t...
Oct 30, 2018
No USDA Trade Aid Planned For 2019
The Trump Administration has no plans in place for 2019 to give any more aid to farmers hurt by tariffs. Bloomberg says that's based on assumptions that markets will recover even if the trade war with...
Oct 29, 2018
California Judge Reduces RoundUp Damage Award
A Northern California Judge reduced the more than $200 million award to less than $40 million in a case against Bayer AG's Roundup herbicide, formally of Monsanto. Dow Jones reports a San Francisco Su...
Oct 24, 2018
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