Category Archives: Agriculture News
Dairy Month Celebration
In celebration of June Dairy Month, Dairy Management, Inc., as well as state and regional checkoff teams across the country, are showcasing dairy's resilience and community impact during COVID-19. The...
Jun 01, 2020
House & Senate Ag Committees Get Low Grades
The House Agriculture Committee got a D grade and the Senate Ag Committee received a C- on oversight. Those grades came from the Lugar Center, which was founded by former Indiana Republican Senator an...
May 29, 2020
Group Seeks COVID-19 Ag Testing
The Sustainable Food Policy Alliance wants the White House to prioritize COVID-19 testing for food and agriculture workers. The group sent the request in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Agri...
May 14, 2020
Chinese Questions on Phase One Trade Deal
Global Times, a Chinese state-owned media company, cites sources "close to the Chinese government" who say that China may want to redo the Phase One Trade Deal with the U.S. Politico says government a...
May 13, 2020
Lawmakers Seek Help with Livestock Depopulation
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants the Trump administration to provide guidance on how the Federal Emergency Management Agency can help farmers depopulate and dispose of livestock. Led by House Agr...
May 12, 2020
Meat Supply Tighten
The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation’s meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants th...
May 07, 2020
Ag Survey At Three-year Low
Commodity price declines, supply-chain disruptions, and coronavirus concerns pushed the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer down to a three-year low in April. The barometer recorded a rea...
May 06, 2020
New Fed Loans Open
The Small Business Administration is offering Economic Injury Disaster Loans and EIDL Advance programs to those in the agriculture industry. SBA's EIDL portal has been closed since April 15th. However...
May 05, 2020
Livestock Producers Get Help
The Department of Agriculture announced a coordination center to assist producers impacted by meat processing plant closures late last week. USDA says livestock and poultry producers face an unprecede...
Apr 28, 2020
Almond Acreage Keeps Growing
According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA, California's 2019 almond acreage is estimated at 1,530,000 acres, up 10% from the 2018 acreage of 1,390,000. According to a...
Apr 27, 2020
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