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Brazil Allows Duty-Free Wheat – March 20, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 Farm Report

Brazil agrees to let some wheat enter duty-free, an opening for U.S. grain Wheat growers declared victory—”a big win”—with Brazil’s agreement on Tuesday to allow duty-free import of wheat grown outside of a South American trading bloc. In Iowa, ag-gag is reborn. What does that mean for other states? This… Continue reading

Mega Farms to Dominate – March 19, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019 Farm Report

In a generation, mega-farms will dominate ‘production’ ag, analyst predicts Twenty years from now, vastly fewer but much larger farms will generate the lion’s share of agriculture output, said chief executive Brett Sciotto of Aimpoint Research. USDA biotech rules nearing update, says undersecretary The USDA soon will propose a modernized… Continue reading

USDA on Cell-Based ‘Meat’ – March 18, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019 Farm Report

USDA tiptoes into cell-based ‘meat ‘ argument An estimated 40 companies worldwide are in the race to bring to market cell-based meat — “clean meat” in the eyes of proponents and “fake meat” according to ranchers. Asked if the product qualifies as meat, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Mindy Brashears responded, “This… Continue reading

Congress on Child Nutrition – March 15, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019 Farm Report

Congress moving slowly on child nutrition reauthorization Although key lawmakers in the House and Senate support an update of U.S. child nutrition programs, headlined by school lunch and WIC, the timeline for those updates is unclear. “If we can’t go forward, we’ll wait,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow on Thursday, in… Continue reading

SNAP Time Limits – March 14, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 Farm Report

Stricter time limit for SNAP would affect more than 1 million The Trump administration’s proposal for stricter enforcement of the 90-day limit on food stamps for able-bodied adults would most often hit people living alone in deep poverty, said an analysis by Mathematica Policy Research. More than 1 million people… Continue reading

Midwest Considered for USDA Agencies – March 13, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 13, 2019 March 13, 2019 Farm Report

Headed for the Heartland? Midwest, Plains dominate USDA semifinal list A day after asking for $25 million in moving money, the USDA said on Tuesday that at least 67 sites, predominantly in the Midwest and Plains, are being considered for the new homes of two Washington-based research agencies. Agriculture Secretary… Continue reading

America’s Harvest Box – March 12, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 12, 2019 March 12, 2019 Farm Report

To replace proposed food stamp cuts, USDA raises Harvest Box, again The White House proposed a $19-billion cut in food stamps for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1, achieving the 25-percent reduction in SNAP mainly by putting forward, once again, “America’s Harvest Box” of canned and nonperishable food…. Continue reading

Genetically Engineered Salmon – March 11, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 Farm Report

GE salmon cleared for U.S. dinner plates More than three years after the FDA approved, for the first time, a genetically engineered animal as safe to eat, the government opened the door for AquaBounty Technologies to grow and sell its GE salmon in the United States. TODAY’S QUICK HITS U.S…. Continue reading

‘Fake Meat’ Oversight – March 8, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 Farm Report

As USDA and FDA agree on oversight, aggies rail against ‘fake meat’ In a step that moves a new industry closer to commercial reality, the premier federal food-safety agencies agreed on Thursday on how to jointly regulate cell-based meat, a laboratory-grown protein that farm groups call “fake meat.” The FDA… Continue reading

Farm Income Dropping – March 7, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 7, 2019 March 7, 2019 Farm Report

Farm income below $70 billion — a new average for U.S. agriculture? The USDA forecast net farm income of $69.4 billion this year. If accurate, the total would be the third year of net income below $70 billion since 2015. “We’re starting to see … a new average coming out… Continue reading

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