The Department of Agriculture will provide a third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments for farmers. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week, according to USDA. The payments follow the Phase One agreement with China and the U.S. signing of the…… MORE
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EPA Affirms Safety of Glyphosate
The Environmental Protection Agency once again finds that the weed killer glyphosate does not cause cancer. Glyphosate is the most widely used weed killer in the U.S. The Daily Mail reports that the agency’s regulatory review again reaffirms its stance on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup. The EPA findings come in spite…… MORE
World Ag Expo Guarding Against Coronavirus
World Ag Expo is set to host attendees and exhibitors from across the country and around the world starting on February 11th. Expo organizers will also prepare to guard against the newest coronavirus emerging in China. World Ag Expo is working with local, state and federal officials to monitor the situation and develop a…… MORE
California Part of New Hemp Insurance Program
USDA is offering Whole-Farm Revenue Protection beginning with the 2020 crop for hemp grown for fiber, flower, or seeds. USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre says “It’s going to have a national price level. We’re going to have T yields, that’s what we are go on to start with. I guess, if produce have…… MORE
Deadline Nears for CRP General Signup
The Department of Agriculture reminds farmers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program 2020 general signup to enroll by February 28th. The signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another ten to 15-year term. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce notes, “This is the first…… MORE
USDA Continues ReConnect Funding
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says USDA will again accept rural broadband funding request this week. USDA will accept applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding starting January 31st. The funds will expand public-private partnerships in rural communities to build modern broadband infrastructure in areas with…… MORE
President Trump Expected to Sign USMCA This Week
White House and administration officials confirmed to CNN that the president will sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement on Wednesday. The new agreement was one of the president’s biggest priorities during his term and was passed out of Congress just days before the impeachment trial began. Trump is expected to tout this agreement as an…… MORE
EPA Announces WOTUS Change
The Environmental Protection Agency along with the Army Corps of Engineers, announced a new “clear definition for Waters of the United States.” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says the new Navigable Waters Protection Rule provides “much needed regulatory certainty and predictability for American farmers.” The rule recognizes the difference between federally protected wetlands and state…… MORE
Farm Bureau Establishes 2020 Priorities
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention this week adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2020. After a year-long process to review ways to modernize Federal Milk Marketing Orders, AFBF’s delegates voted to support creation of a flexible, farmer- and industry-led milk management system. This includes…… MORE
Farmers Still Support Trump
A new poll shows farmers are still supporting President Trump. A Market Watch Dot Com article shows survey results that say 83% of people in the agriculture business approve of his job performance. That’s the highest level of support Trump has received from the respondents in that poll from Farm Journal. The survey of…… MORE
