Trump ready to spend again on farmers, who expect to win trade war With the China-U.S. trade war deepening, President Trump said he would continue trade aid payments next year if necessary. Meanwhile, farmers are confident the conflict will be resolved in their favor. Poultry companies subpoenaed… Continue reading
USDA dismisses finding of agency relocation as unconstitutional The USDA failed to obtain congressional approval before relocating two research agencies to Kansas City this summer, said an inspector general’s report on Monday. “The budgetary provisions…requiring committee approval are unconstitutional,” responded USDA’s lawyers in rejecting the standard Capitol Hill requirement… Continue reading
The $2 billion difference in Trump trade aid The Trump administration has spent notably less than commonly described on its package to mitigate the impact of the trade war on 2018 agricultural production. This year’s version may come closer to the $16 billion maximum trumpeted by the president because of… Continue reading
Conaway announces retirement, Trump announces more tariffs on China and ag loan delinquency on the rise Need a quick catch up on the ag news of the week? Here are seven stories you might have missed. 1. President Trump will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of products imported… Continue reading
Tapping the vast potential of renewable natural gas Yale Environment 360 Renewable natural gas has been around for a long time, but on a very small scale. Now, writes Jonathan Mingle, “a new wave of large-scale … projects” is “tapping into heretofore unexploited sources of energy: some are capturing the… Continue reading
Trump cites sluggish ag sales as reason to expand trade war A day after the White House reported constructive talks with China, President Trump expanded the Sino-U.S. trade war on Thursday, saying China wasn’t buying enough U.S. farm exports and Beijing wasn’t moving fast enough in negotiations. ‘Dead zone’ in… Continue reading
Former Ag chairman Conaway, farm subsidy defender and SNAP skeptic, will retire Staunch conservative Michael Conaway, an eight-term Republican from west Texas and the most divisive House Agriculture chairman in decades, said on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of 2020. With Costco chicken plant set to open,… Continue reading
SNAP benefits ‘fall short,’ an increase would improve food security, says think tank The premiere U.S. anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, fails to assure a healthy diet for millions of low-income Americans, said the think tank Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on Tuesday. Trump threatens long-running trade… Continue reading
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