During AgNet Media’s annual Citrus Expo held last week in Ft. Myers, Florida, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue stopped by to visit with citrus growers and also hold a farm bill listening session with U.S. Congressman Tom Rooney of Florida. During a quick press briefing, Perdue talked about when he expects to have a full USDA staff confirmed by the …
The U.S. and Argentina have agreed to terms that could soon allow U.S. pork to be sold in Argentina for the first time in decades. Gary Crawford has the story. Nick Giordano, Vice President of Global Government Affairs with the National Pork Producers Council, talks about the growing appetite in Argentina for pork.
Cathy Isom fills us in about some things to plant right now for the Fall harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Now that school is back in session and summer is beginning to wind down, it’s time to think about all of the goodies that you’ll want cropping up in your Fall garden. Things like broccoli, …
A new economic study shows the Renewable Fuel Standard has added a third to the price of corn and saved the U.S. nearly 18-billion in gasoline costs. The Iowa State University study to be published soon in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics shows specific benefits to farmers, consumers, and the environment, from the nation’s renewable fuels requirement. Renewable Fuels …
The new Drought Monitor shows both vast declines and huge improvements in conditions across several parts of the country. Oklahoma is one state showing improvement. Oklahoma was 60 percent drought-free last week and recent rainfall has shrunk the areas under drought to just 14 percent. Cooler temps brought rainfall to much of northern Texas and Oklahoma that added up to …
A new report from Cobank says the ethanol industry could soon face declining slim-to-negative profit margins. The report is titled “Ethanol’s Growth Path: Output and Export Uncertainties Both Rising.” It outlines how an ethanol market fueled by corn prices at multi-year lows, together with reinvestment into expanding production capacity, will push supplies past demand growth. A Cobank senior economist says …
The Environmental Protection Agency has until November 14th to decide how to enforce emissions requirements for thousands of animal feeding operations across the country. An Agri-Pulse report says a recent Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals decision says the agency illegally exempted all but the largest operations from reporting releases of hazardous substances above certain levels. The court was looking specifically …
While the first round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) aren’t done yet, the next two rounds are already on the schedule. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says negotiators will head to Mexico City for the next round of talks September 1-5 and to a yet undetermined location in Canada September 23-27. Only 11 days go …
Everett Griner talks about drought and farming in the United States in today’s Agri View. Now, everybody knows what a drought is. It is something that affects everybody. Not just farmers. But, farmers are among the highest risk element of our entire population. You see, some areas of our country are more prone to drought than others. …
Here are the Alabama and Georgia livestock market reports for the week ending August 18th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended August 18, 2017, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 16,200 head compared to 14,377 last week and 14,291 a year ago. …
