TOP AG NEWS
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Ag, Natural Resources from Pests, Diseases
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $66 million to support 407 projects that will strengthen the nation’s infrastructure…
U.S., China Trade Talks in Washington this Week
After continuing last week in Beijing, U.S., China trade talks will resume again this week in Washington, D.C. In addition, recent news items…
No Federal Aid, Yet, for Hurricane-ravaged Farms and Distress Remains
Farm leaders and southeast politicians hoped that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 passed Feb. 14 would carry federal assistance…
Future of U.S. Citrus May Hinge on Consumer Acceptance of Genetically Modified Food
A tiny insect, no bigger than the head of a pin, is threatening to topple the multibillion-dollar citrus industry in…
WOTUS 60-Day Public Comment Begins
The 60-day public comment period for the newly proposed waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule launched Thursday with…
Farm Income, and Global Commodity Trade-USDA Projections to 2028
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the complete set of tables prepared for the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2028 report, which…
KC, St. Louis Fed Surveys Released
Farm income continued to decline in the Midwest and Mid-South during the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the latest Agricultural…
USDA’s Censky Raises Possibility EPA Could Use Discretion on E15 Enforcement
As the EPA races the clock to complete a rule allowing year-round E15 sales ahead of the summer driving season,…
Milk Hauling Rates Jump in Upper Midwest
Milk hauling rates jumped by more than a third in 2018 compared to 2017, shows a study just released by the…
Infrastructure Improvements Remain the Promise and the Challenge for Brazil’s Big Ag State
A tour bus full of Americans bounces like a carnival ride traveling downhill, coming off a plateau on a narrow…