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One-Time Aid Gains Support – April 10, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 10, 2019 April 10, 2019 Farm Report

House ag leader backs one-time aid for flooded grain Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said farmers ought to be considered for federal compensation for grain lost in flooded bins this spring. At nearly the same time, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee called for a one-time grain payment to flooded… Continue reading

Canada Refreshes Tariff List – April 9, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 9, 2019 April 9, 2019 Farm Report

U.S. farm products likely targets as Canada refreshes tariff list Canada could soon propose retaliatory tariffs on “a significant number of agricultural products,” including U.S. wine, pork, apples and ethanol, as part of its campaign for removal of American tariffs on steel and aluminum, said ambassador David MacNaughton on Monday…. Continue reading

Rural Infrastructure Press Release – April 8, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 8, 2019 April 8, 2019 Ag Features

Press Release USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure and Smart Grid Improvements in 13 States Nearly 77,000 Customers will Benefit from Improved or New Service Contact: Jay Fletcher (202) 690-0498 Weldon Freeman (202) 690-1384 WASHINGTON, April 8, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced… Continue reading

SNAP Standards May Be Eased – April 8, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 8, 2019 April 8, 2019 Farm Report

Proposed rule would ease standards for retailers that accept SNAP The Department of Agriculture issued a proposed rule Friday that would ease the standards for how many and what types of products food retailers must stock in order to accept SNAP benefits at their stores. An Obama-era rule had expanded… Continue reading

Trump Says China Deal Close – April 5, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 5, 2019 April 5, 2019 Farm Report

Trump, dropping Mexico threat, says ‘very close’ to China deal U.S. and Chinese negotiators may be within four weeks of resolving the Sino-U.S. trade war, said President Trump on Thursday. Trump said the nations are working on a comprehensive agreement. “And whether it’s our farmers or our technology people, all… Continue reading

SNAP defenders blast USDA Time Limits – April 4, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 Farm Report

SNAP defenders blast USDA time-limit proposal The administration is motivated by conservative ideology, not facts, with its proposal to toughen the 90-day limit on food stamps for able-bodied adults, said the chair of a House Agriculture subcommittee on Wednesday, vowing “to do everything I can to stop this rule.” Farm… Continue reading

Lenders Urge Disaster Aid – April 3, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 3, 2019 April 3, 2019 Farm Report

Farm lenders urge disaster aid for Southeast and Midwest During a House hearing, Farm Credit System leaders called for assistance to producers hit by hurricanes in the Southeast last fall and by flooding in the Midwest this spring. Farmers expect to win Sino-U.S. trade war U.S. and Chinese officials are… Continue reading

Disaster Bill Sidetracked – April 2, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 2, 2019 April 2, 2019 Farm Report

Disaster bill sidetracked in Senate in fight over Puerto Rico aid Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell shelved, at least for the moment, a $14-billion disaster aid bill on Monday after Democrats and Republicans took turns threatening a filibuster over aid to Puerto Rico. Grassley urges Trump to remove tariffs on… Continue reading

Flood’s Marginal Impact – April 1, 2019

  By The Farm Report April 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 Farm Report

U.S. crop production unlikely to suffer much from floods Spring flooding in the northern Plains and western Corn Belt will have a marginal impact on corn and soybean plantings, according to a USDA survey of growers and initial tallies of flooded land. At Iowa forum, Democratic presidential candidates vow to… Continue reading

Big Global Soy Crop – March 29, 2019

  By The Farm Report March 29, 2019 March 29, 2019 Farm Report

Big soy crop globally even if U.S. cuts back U.S. farmers will harvest a sharply smaller soybean crop this year, driven away from the oilseed by weak market prices and a staggeringly large soy surplus resulting from a string of bumper crops. Even so, the International Grains Council projects the… Continue reading

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