Category: Farm Report

USDA report finds barriers to farmers in carbon markets More than nine out of 10 farmers are aware of carbon markets but only a fraction of them are participants, said a USDA report on Monday that listed several barriers, including a “limited return on investment as a result of high… Continue reading

Red meat for Republicans, cuts for Democrats in Ag chair’s farm bill wish list To pay for farm bill priorities such as crop subsidies, House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson suggested $50 billion in cuts, mostly to climate change and public nutrition programs that are strongly supported by Democratic lawmakers. The… Continue reading

New FDA food chief names top three priorities A month after starting work as the FDA’s first deputy commissioner for human foods, Jim Jones on Thursday listed three areas for attention to promote the health and wellness of Americans: preventing foodborne illness, decreasing diet-related chronic disease through improved nutrition, and… Continue reading

Ag leaders discussing farm bill extension The senior Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee “is having conversations about an extension” of the 2018 farm law into the new year, said a spokesperson on Wednesday. Farm leaders in Congress have said they intend to enact a new farm bill by late… Continue reading

Arkansas orders Syngenta to sell 160 acres of farmland Citing a new state law against foreign ownership of land in Arkansas, state Attorney General Tim Griffin ordered Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed companies, on Tuesday to sell 160 acres of farmland in northeastern Arkansas within two years. Gov…. Continue reading

Many times, Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time confuse people, as many of us forget when we go forward an hour and when we go back an hour. I know I forget, but if you just remember the old saying “spring forward, fall back”, that will help. Daylight Saving Time… Continue reading

Second round of USDA awards aims to expand domestic fertilizer production Seventeen new projects will receive funding from a $900 million grant program created to expand U.S. fertilizer production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday. Fertilizer prices soared on fears of… Continue reading

Austin Scott’s brief bid for speaker spotlights futility of rural leaders Georgia Rep. Austin Scott, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, was shunted aside by fellow Republicans in his one-day bid to become speaker of the House. Democrat Tom Foley of Washington State, a former House Agriculture chairman,… Continue reading

Food inflation rate slows to U.S. average After outrunning the rest of the U.S. economy for 19 months, food price inflation has slowed to 3.7 percent, the same rate as the nation overall, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday. Dairy prices fell 0.2 percent on an annualized basis… Continue reading

Vilsack encourages congressional creativity to break farm bill impasse Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s certain Congress will meet the Dec. 31 deadline to pass the farm bill or temporarily revive its predecessor, but it will require a dose of creativity to do it. Lawmakers have been deadlocked for weeks… Continue reading