Month: July 2019

USDA says agencies are going to Kansas City regardless of staff refusals Newly hired USDA employees will begin work in Kansas City on Monday as part of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s decision to move two research agencies out of Washington. The USDA said it would use “an aggressive hiring strategy”… Continue reading

For livestock groups, USMCA and year-round labor visas are top priorities Immigration reform and assuring a tariff-free market for meat exports were top priorities for livestock groups that spoke at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing. White House fleshes out immigration plan, but no mention of farm labor Presidential adviser and… Continue reading

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World hunger up, afflicts 820 million people One in nine of the earth’s population is undernourished and the global hunger rate is creeping up from the low set in 2015, said five UN agencies in a report on Monday. Labor Department to mandate digital H-2A program The Labor Department on… Continue reading

USDA identifies two Monsanto strains in rogue GMO wheat in Washington State The GMO wheat discovered growing wild in a Washington State field this spring actually sprouted from two different strains developed by Monsanto, the USDA announced over the weekend. Genetically engineered wheat is not approved for cultivation anywhere in… Continue reading

Via:https://www.farmprogress.com/dairy/7-ag-stories-you-might-have-missed-week-july-12-2019   How did POET get its start? Wisconsin breeder named Master Breeder. JPMorgan pulls back on ag investments. Missed some ag news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up. 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co invested in the agriculture sector in the late 2000s, growing its farm-loan… Continue reading

Opening Statement: Ranking Member Austin Scott Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Public Hearing: “Building Opportunity in Rural America through Affordable, Reliable and High-Speed Broadband” Remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Scott, for holding this important hearing on a subject that resonates with all Americans: Rural Broadband…. Continue reading

15 Crops Secured in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Continue reading

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rachel Ledbetter (Scott) Rachel Millard (Conaway) Scott, Conaway: Broadband Provisions in 2018 Farm Bill Critical to Rural America Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit held a hearing on the importance of affordable, reliable and high-speed broadband Internet. After the… Continue reading

Indemnities could soar to $3.6 billion for prevented planting The wettest spring in a quarter-century may lead to the largest crop insurance payout since 2000 to farmers unable to plant corn and soybeans, said a university economist. He spoke ahead of a USDA report today that will project the impact… Continue reading