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
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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
Summer food program loses ground for third year Participation in federally funded summer nutrition programs, which provide meals for low-income children when school is out of session, is down by 10 percent since 2015, said the anti-hunger Food Research and Action Center in a report today. Ag purchases would show… Continue reading
Summer shower of federal cash to follow rainy spring in Farm Belt Farmers can expect a deluge of federal payments in the weeks ahead to cushion the effect of farm exports lost to the trade war and crops washed away by the rainiest spring in a quarter-century, say analysts. Trump… Continue reading
Farm Belt howls as EPA proposes no-growth biofuel mandate for 2020 The Trump administration proposed a Renewable Fuel Standard of 20.04 billion gallons for 2020, meaning no change in corn ethanol’s share of the gasoline market for cars and light trucks, while the share of that market going to cleaner-burning… Continue reading
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