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FAPRI lowers corn, soybean forecasts

09/06/17 6:35 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – Economists with the University of Missouri’s Food and Agriculture Policy Institute (FAPRI) lowered projections of corn and soybean prices in their latest 10-year forecast of the farm economy

California keeping citrus greening disease at bay

09/06/17 6:30 AM By Ed Maixner

Californians are steadily ratcheting up their defenses against a potentially ruinous invasion of citrus greening disease.

Lighthizer highlights ag in NAFTA talks

09/06/17 6:20 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 - No details were released, but U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer highlighted agriculture as an area of success during the second round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Rabobank says US could become net beef exporter in 2017

09/06/17 6:06 AM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – Western Growers is partnering with S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) to launch AgSharks, a new initiative to identify and help fund key innovations in the fresh produce industry.

Washington Week Ahead: Congress back with Harvey relief topping agenda

09/03/17 1:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2017 – Congress returns from its five-week summer recess on Tuesday facing a massive to-do list, only complicated by the need to pass legislation to help the people of Texas and Louisiana recover from the wrath of Hurricane Harvey.

Milk producers can opt out of Margin Protection Program for 2018

08/31/17 4:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2017 — Bowing to requests from the dairy industry, USDA says it will allow milk producers to opt out of the Margin Protection Program for 2018.

USDA sees modest increase in farm revenue, but hard times persist

08/30/17 7:00 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2017 – It’s been three long years of decline, but farm revenue is now expected to rise this year, slightly, according to a forecast released today by the USDA’s Economic Research Service.

House Ag listening session heavy on conservation, risk management talk

08/30/17 4:30 PM By Spencer Chase

DECATUR, Ill., Aug. 30, 2017 – A House Agriculture Committee farm bill listening session in the heart of the Corn Belt had its fair share of talk about protecting crop insurance, but speakers also urged support for USDA conservation and nutrition programs.

Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc on crops, livestock

08/30/17 7:10 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2017 - Harvey is still wreaking havoc after slamming into the Texas coast Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with deadly 135 mph winds. Now a tropical storm, Harvey continues to drop massive amounts of rain – in some areas more than 4 feet has fallen – on vulnerable livestock and unharvested crops, while blowing cotton modules off farms.

Dow AgroSciences works to develop low-drift formulations

08/30/17 6:45 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2017 – Considering the problems farmers and applicators – and manufacturers – are experiencing with dicamba this year, one could reasonably wonder whether it makes sense to bet on its future in agriculture. But Dow AgroSciences is making that wager.

Open Mic: Jim Matheson, CEO NRECA

This week’s Open Mic guest is Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The nation’s rural cooperatives are being pushed to increase base load capacity to meet growing demand from businesses and computer storage facilities. But at the same time, new emission standards by the Environmental Protection Agency threaten the existence of generating plants providing electric service to more than 42 million Americans in 48 states. Matheson says as much as 80% of the power used by cooperatives comes from fossil fuels, including both natural gas and coal, and NRECA is pursuing litigation to stay and overturn the EPA’s new rules.

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