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Higher Ag Exports in 2017 and a Trade Surplus Next Year

Dan September 15, 2017 Exports/Imports, Industry News Release

A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says the value of farm exports will push higher in 2017, coming on the heels of two straight years of lower numbers for farm goods. The forecast from USDA says the fiscal year 2017 will see exports valued at just shy of $140 billion, up $10 billion from last year. That would break the …

U.S. Farm Security Plan Announced
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm Security Action Plan. The plan elevates American agriculture as a key element of national security. “We’ll never let foreign adversaries control our land, our labs or our livelihoods,” Rollins said. The USDA reported that the U.S. Department of Justice […]
Trees With Fruit Left During Freeze Have Damage
Jake Price, University of Georgia Extension coordinator, recently wrote about cold damage from leaving fruit on trees during a freeze: Last fall, the Owari satsuma trees at J.L. Lomax produced a tremendous amount of soft fruit that became puffy very quickly. Category 2 hurricane Helene may have contributed to the fruit quality being so bad […]

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