Category: Ag Features

Hemp fields in Poland continue a steady uptick Continue reading

Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up. From:https://www.beefmagazine.com/business/7-ag-stories-you-might-have-missed-week-aug-23-2019 1. Fargo County, N.D., received the most trade aid in the first round of Market Facilitation Program payments. Soybeans accounted for 97% of the total aid. Total payments for soybeans through the end of July… Continue reading

IPCC report warns that climate change threatens food supply By Sam Fromartz,  August 8, 2019 From https://thefern.org/ag…/ipcc-report-warns-that-climate-change-threatens-food-supply/ A United Nations climate report on Thursday warned that the world’s unsustainable use of land is boosting greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change, and threatening future food production. But the report also said that land use,… 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

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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

https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/usda-close-to-revealing-trump-payment-details-perdue     Continue reading