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Rodents and EPA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley charges the EPA is favoring rats and mice over farmers.
EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
The Agribusiness Update
Senator Chuck Grassley and 15 Senate colleagues are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed measures targeting 11 rodenticides, and the global ag landscape is on the brink of a large shift with the crop protection chemicals market witnessing extraordinary growth.
California Potatoes Recover and Protecting Future Farmland Act
The Agribusiness Update
After a four-year decline in potato production nationwide, this season’s California crop appears ready to buck the trend, and Senators Tammy Baldwin and Chuck Grassley introduced the Protecting Future Farmland Act.
Sunbelt Ag Expo and Protecting Future Farmland Act
The Agribusiness Update
The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition will celebrate its 45th Anniversary show October 17-19, just outside of Moultrie, GA, and Senators Tammy Baldwin and Chuck Grassley introduced the Protecting Future Farmland Act.
Calling on Cotton: A Recap of the Summer ACP Meeting
Southeast Regional Ag News
The summer meeting for the American Cotton Producers was held earlier this month. Nathan Reed, chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council, gives an update.
Trade Talks with China and Weekly Drought Monitor
The Agribusiness Update
Recent talks between the U.S. and China could be a sign of things to come, and the Weekly Drought Monitor showed above-normal precipitation and below-normal temperatures resulting in another week of some improvements in the western U.S.
Trade Talks with China and Weekly Drought Monitor
The Agribusiness Update
Recent talks between the U.S. and China could be a sign of things to come, and the Weekly Drought Monitor showed above-normal precipitation and below-normal temperatures resulting in another week of some improvements in the western U.S.
California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports
The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years
of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.
Read More California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports
The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years
of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.
Read More UF Online Training Program and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports
The Agribusiness Update
Nutrient Management Level 1 is part of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training program offered by the University of Florida Extension, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.
Will Congress Let the Farm Bill Expire?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Montana Senator Jon Tester weighs in on a hypothetical game of "Kick the Can."
Non-Dairy Labeling Fight and Canada Sides with U.S. Over Mexican Corn Ban
The Agribusiness Update
The non-dairy labeling fight continues, and Canada sides with U.S. over Mexico's ban on genetically modified corn.
Farm Labor Reform & Immigration
Southeast Regional Ag News
Immigration and farm labor are uniquely linked, according to Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican. Labor is one of the topics farmers are bringing up during Farm Bill Listening sessions.
UGA Precision Agriculture and China Looks To Be Self Sufficient
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock visits University of Georgia to get a firsthand look at precision agriculture, and the top U.S. trading partner, China, looks to become more self sufficient.
Bayer Invests Millions in Ukraine Corn and Senators Push to End Death Tax
The Agribusiness Update
Bayer announces a $65-million investment in its corn seed production facility in Ukraine, and Senators push for end to the "Death Tax."
Bayer Invests Millions in Ukraine Corn and Senators Push to End Death Tax
The Agribusiness Update
Bayer announces a $65-million investment in its corn seed production facility in Ukraine, and Senators push for end to the "Death Tax."
USDA Farm Loan Relief and Death Tax Repeal Act
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is providing additional financial relief for farm loan borrowers facing economic hardship, and 41 Senators reintroduce legislation to permanently repeal federal estate tax, called the Death Tax Repeal Act.
USDA Farm Loan Relief and Death Tax Repeal Act
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is providing additional financial relief for farm loan borrowers facing economic hardship, and 41 Senators reintroduce legislation to permanently repeal federal estate tax, called the Death Tax Repeal Act.
AEWR Hits Georgia Farmers and Death Tax Repeal Act
The Agribusiness Update
The Adverse Effect Wage Rate hits Georgia farmers with $120-million in additional wages, and 41 Senators reintroduce legislation to permanently repeal federal estate tax, called the Death Tax Repeal Act.
President on Dam Breaching Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The debate on breaching the Lower Snake Rivers dams gets new life after President Biden announces he's in support of dam removal to protect salmon ... on the "Colorado" River.