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Month: January 2019

Save America’s Pollinators Act

  By The Farm Report January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019 Ag Features

According to a 2017 report from the Center for Biological Diversity, nearly 1 in 4 pollinators are imperiled and at increasing risk of extinction. What’s killing the bees? Neonicotinoid pesticides, sold by Bayer, and used by Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) to pretreat seeds (which adds to the cost of… Continue reading

Monarch Population, Poultry – January 31, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019 Farm Report

Will Trump ask for big SNAP cuts for the third time? In budget proposals in 2017 and 2018, President Trump tried to slash funding for SNAP by about $200 billion over 10 years — roughly one-fourth of its total funding. Now, with Trump close to unveiling his fiscal 2020 budget… Continue reading

Drought-Tolerant Corn – January 30, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 30, 2019 January 30, 2019 Farm Report

Stronger farm safety net needed, says second-largest U.S. farm group Many farmers “are struggling to stay afloat” because of the trade war and persistently low commodity prices, said the National Farmers Union board on Tuesday, calling on Congress and the White House to strengthen the federal safety net. Drought-tolerant corn,… Continue reading

Big Crops, Low Prices – January 29, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019 Farm Report

‘Big crops, low prices,’ for a long time ahead, says CBO Farm-gate prices for corn and soybeans, the two most widely grown crops in the United States, are stuck in a rut for years to come, said the CBO on Monday in its long-term budget outlook. Madison, WI, looks at… Continue reading

USDA Crops Reports Post-Shutdown – January 28, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019 Farm Report
USDA Crops Reports - Post-Shutdown

After the shutdown, a deluge of major USDA reports on crops, ag outlook With the shutdown behind it, the USDA will begin today to clear out a month’s worth of backlogged data, including major reports that could jolt commodity markets and color farmers’ decisions on crops to plant this spring…. Continue reading

Tariff Payment Totals – January 25, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 25, 2019 January 25, 2019 Farm Report

Trump tariff payment total? ‘Maybe $8 billion.’ U.S. farmers may receive noticeably less in Trump tariff payments than originally expected, a senior USDA official said on Thursday. And with no end in sight for the five-week partial government shutdown, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters that food stamps could be… Continue reading

USDA During the Shutdown – January 24, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019 Farm Report

As it opens more operations, USDA relies on staff to work without pay Federal meat inspectors are reporting to work without pay during the partial government shutdown, said an industry trade group on Wednesday, as the USDA called on 9,700 furloughed FSA employees to reopen offices nationwide today to serve… Continue reading

Captiol Hill Delays USDA Relocation – January 23, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 23, 2019 January 23, 2019 Farm Report
Capitol Hill pours cold water on relocation of two USDA research agencies

Capitol Hill pours cold water on relocation of two USDA research agencies In nearly identical wording, the House and Senate Appropriations committees told the USDA to delay the relocation of two research agencies outside of the Washington area because of insufficient justification of the proposal. USDA reopens offices in farm… Continue reading

Democrats on House Agriculture – January 22, 2019

  By The Farm Report January 22, 2019 January 22, 2019 Farm Report

Democrats put muscle and newcomers on House Agriculture The House Agriculture Committee is headed for its largest turnover in membership since 2015, as Democrats flood the panel with newcomers. A ranch that produces not just beef, but medical parts Just south of the Oregon border in Macdoel, California, the Prather… Continue reading

Honoring a Legacy of Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  By The Farm Report January 22, 2019 January 22, 2019 Uncategorized

(USDA) In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, lets thank the employees of USDA for their work in support of Dr. King’s life and legacy of service to the American people. We celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man whose legacy in support of a… Continue reading

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