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Reviewing the State of the Dairy Economy
House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California delivered the following remarks at the…
Effort Leads To Overhaul of USDA Livestock Insurance
USDA recently announced significant improvements to the Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Plan (LRP), a program that allows cattle producers to…
‘Forever Chemicals’ Ruin Dairies
Food may be the next frontier in research on a wide array of potentially toxic chemicals increasingly showing up in…
Massive Infrastructure Deal Needs Funding and Details
Congressional Democrats say they’ve reached an agreement with President Trump on a $2 trillion dollar infrastructure deal. House Speaker Nancy…
Late Planting and Projections of the 2019 U.S. Corn Yield
Wet conditions in much of the Corn Belt continue to hamper corn planting progress this spring. The USDA’s most recent…
Trade Process Moves Forward on China, USMCA, and Japan, as Farmers Feel Strain
Today’s update briefly reviews recent news articles highlighting executive branch action relating to China, the USMCA (Canada and Mexico) and Japan. In addition, news…
USDA Announces New Decision Tool for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today the availability of a new web-based tool – developed in partnership with the University…
Crop Insurance Loss Ratios in 2018
Most 2018 payments on Federal crop insurance products have now been entered into the Risk Management Agency’s (RMA’s) record system…
EPA Tales Next Step in Review Process for Glyphosate, Reaffirms No Risk to Public Health
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step in the agency’s review of glyphosate. As part…
Sorghum Acres Expected to Decrease Despite Excellent Growing Conditions
Sorghum acres are expected to decrease amid excellent growing conditions because of an ongoing trade dispute, said a Texas A&M AgriLife…