Study Shows Crop Insurance Firms’ Returns Have Decreased

Dan Industry News Release

A new study has found private crop insurance company returns have declined significantly since the 2010 renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. The agreement is between the insurance companies and the federal government. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Kansas Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba

Dan Industry News Release, Trade

U.S. Senate Republican Jerry Moran (more-ran) (Kansas) is calling for the United States to restore trade with Cuba. Moran recently reintroduced legislation to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee

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The National Farmers Union is supporting a bill that would add the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The Food Security is National Security Act, introduced in the Senate by Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow and Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, also directs the committee …

China: Chile Trade Meeting Not About TPP

Dan Industry News Release, Trade

China claims a trade meeting in Chile this week is not strictly about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, once led by the United States. Representatives from the 12 member countries that formed the TPP, along with China and South Korea are meeting in Chile. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue Divesting Business Interests

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Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue plans on divesting his business interests as part of becoming the next leader at the Department of Agriculture. The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper reports Perdue plans to step down from his business holding company and restructure his family trusts, should the Senate confirm his appointment. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Scott, Cabinet Move to Protect Rural Land

Dan Industry News Release

From The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to make nearly $13 million in land and conservation-easement purchases, including property to help protect Silver Springs in Marion County and to provide a buffer zone for a U.S. Navy facility in Bay County. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Bondi Holds Out Hope in ‘Water Wars’

Dan Florida, Industry News Release, Water

by Lloyd Dunkelburger, The News Service of Florida With the U.S. Supreme Court expected later this week to review a recommendation that would deny Florida relief in its decades-old water dispute with Georgia, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday the case is not over yet. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

Georgia Peanut Commission provides resources to school districts for Peanut Butter & Jelly Day on March 15

Dan Georgia, Industry News Release, Peanuts

It is Peanut Butter and Jelly time throughout school systems in Southwest Georgia. The Georgia Peanut Commission has partnered with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Southeast United Dairy Industry Association and schools throughout Southwest Georgia to celebrate Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on March 15, 2017. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Alabama Testing for Possible Avian Influenza

Dan Alabama, Industry News Release, Poultry

Last week, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries informed poultry producers in the state that two cases of avian influenza (AI) had been found in Tennessee. And now, Alabama officials are investigating three possible cases of avian influenza in northern Alabama. During a press conference this morning, Commissioner John McMillan said the three possible cases are in Jackson, Lauderdale …