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Opinion: For farmers, every day is Earth Day

04/22/17 7:00 AM By Guest Author

Hog farmers, cattle ranchers and others in animal agriculture often get a bum rap when it comes to the environment. But the facts don’t support the bad press.

Agribusinesses seek delay in endangered species evaluations

04/20/17 5:00 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2017 - Three agribusinesses have asked the Interior and Commerce departments to stop analyzing the effects of three widely used organophosphate insecticides on endangered species, arguing that EPA evaluations provided to the agencies have overstated the risks of the chemicals to wildlife and that the process used by federal agencies to analyze the risks of pesticides to endangered species is deeply flawed.

$3 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant begins production in Iowa

04/20/17 4:00 PM By Ben Nuelle

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DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20, 2017 – The small town of Wever in southeast Iowa is now home to the first start-from-scratch nitrogen fertilizer plant built in the U.S. in more than 25 years. Iowa Fertilizer Co. (IFCO) officially began production at the plant Wednesday.

APHIS gives tentative thumbs-up to release of GE moths

04/19/17 6:00 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017 - USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has favorably reviewed a permit application to release genetically engineered diamondback moths in New York as a way of reducing populations of the pest, which causes significant damage to cabbage and related vegetable crops annually.

Regulators holding fistful of livestock genetics magic at the gate

04/19/17 11:53 AM By Ed Maixner

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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2017- A mounting wave of new genetics technology is on its way, promising improved health and growth to farm animals, along with improved management tools and profits to livestock owners.

USDA gearing up for 2017 Census of Agriculture

04/17/17 4:00 PM

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WASHINGTON, April 17, 2017 – “Make sure you are counted.” That’s the message USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is trying to get across to America’s farmers and ranchers as NASS prepares for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years, the Census aims to get a complete count of all U.S. farms and ranches and those who operate them.

Rural education levels improving, but still lag urban areas

04/13/17 4:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2017 -- Rural Americans are becoming increasingly well educated, but they still trail urban residents in educational achievements by a distinct margin.

Tennessee lifts avian influenza restrictions

04/12/17 7:00 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 – Tennessee’s state veterinarian has lifted the control zone around two poultry farms in the state where the H7N9 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected last month.

Buying or renting, acquiring farmland is not for the faint of heart

04/12/17 11:57 AM By Ed Maixner

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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 - Land values may have declined a bit from the peak, but folks hoping to start farming or expand operations know that gaining access to new ground is still a challenge.

EPA pesticide officials seek more, earlier collaboration with industry

04/12/17 11:14 AM By Steve Davies

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ARLINGTON, VA, April 12, 2017 - EPA pesticide officials reassured the crop protection industry last week that despite a slowdown in regulatory decisions caused by the transition to a new administration, they’re still striving to meet statutory deadlines for pesticide registration decisions.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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