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Corn Growers Applaud California's E15 and Ag Sales to China Continue to Drop
The Agribusiness Update
Applause from National Corn Growers Association President after California Governor signs bill legalizing E15 in the state, and the U.S. ag industry continues to lose sales from trade severances with China and others.
Next Market Facilitation Payments Soon and Lab Grown Lettuce
The Agribusiness Update
The next payout of Market Facilitation Programs funds is around the corner, and lettuce grown in giant farms.
AgChat Foundation Acquires Ask the Farmers
Farm of the Future
A recent social media acquisition should be prove to be a positive for promoting agriculture with the public. The AgChat Foundation has reached an agreement with the creators of Ask The Farmers to acquire its websites, trademarks and platforms.
Hanjin Pulls Out of Portland Port
Farm of the Future
More bad news last week on top of the increasingly difficult port labor dispute, South Korean carrier Hanjin announced it would be pulling out of the Portland port in March. They had provided 80 percent of the container movement from the Port of Portland to Asia.
GMO Labeling Initiatives Defeated
Farm of the Future
Oregon's Measure 92 was narrowly defeated meaning that there will be no labeling of GMO products on Oregon's grocery store shelves.
Engaging in Social Media
Land & Livestock Report
Last week I had the privilege and honor to be a keynote speaker at the Northwest Regional AgChat Agvocacy Conference in Portland. I spoke to amazingly proactive and enthusiastic ag producers with all sizes of operations from around the Northwest.
Oregon Bill Ensures Statewide Consistency
Farm of the Future
Today we are going to highlight an Oregon legislative bill SB 633 called the Seed Preemption Bill that would ensure the regulation of agricultural seeds as well as their products to remain at the state level -- and not be regulated by counties.
AgChat Has Fourth Birthday
Farm of the Future
Since April 2, 2009, farmers and ranchers have flocked to Social Media platform Twitter for weekly #AgChat conversations.
CME To Change Trading Hours
Farm of the Future
The CME Group announced last week another revision to its electronic grain trading hours that moves it back nearer to their old trading hours.
USDA WASDE March Report
Farm of the Future
Friday morning USDA released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates data or WASDE report.
Ag Supports Oregon's Measure 84 to End Death Tax
Farm of the Future
Oregon is one of only three states west of the Mississippi, and one of only 19 states that still has a death tax. Approximately 18 months, ago a young Oregon farmer set out to help make a change.