Category Archives: Agriculture News
Meat Demand Remains Strong
The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research, along with the North American Meat Institute Foundation, combined to produce their 15th-annual in-depth study of meat an...
Mar 04, 2020
Chicken Glut in the U.S.
U.S. chicken companies are running production at a high rate right now, sparking a glut of product on the market and sending prices for products like breast meat to record lows. Yahoo Finance says des...
Mar 02, 2020
Hemp Growers Get Good News
The Drug Enforcement Agency says it won't require all labs testing the THC levels of U.S. hemp to be certified by the agency during the 2020 crop year. Politico says that offers producers a little mor...
Feb 28, 2020
Reaction to President Trump’s Cal Water Action
The California Farm Bureau Federation issued a news release following the signing of a record of decision coordinating federal and state water projects. Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansso...
Feb 20, 2020
Phase One Trade Deal Officially Takes Effect
Not only was Friday Valentine's Day, but it was also the first official day that the Phase One Trade Deal was in effect. Tariffs on both sides of the agreement officially began coming down. The corona...
Feb 18, 2020
China Asks World for Trade Calm
The U.S. and several of the world's major trading powers are dealing with uncertainty surrounding China. Politico says the spread of the coronavirus has killed hundreds of people and sickened tens of ...
Feb 13, 2020
Corteva Dropping Chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that's been sprayed on crops like strawberries, corn, and citrus, for many years to kill pests. Corteva, the largest manufacturer of chlorpyrifos, says it will stop manufac...
Feb 10, 2020
Hemp Protection Programs
The USDA announced the details of two programs that protect hemp producers' crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance provides coverage against yi...
Feb 07, 2020
Newsom Proposes Plan for Managing San Joaquin River Delta
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s governor has proposed a plan that would keep more water in the fragile San Joaquin River Delta. The framework proposed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom w...
Feb 04, 2020
USDA Offers More Trade Aid
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 o...
Feb 04, 2020
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