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USDA nominees promise to protect farmers, consumers

10/05/17 3:12 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2017 - Bill Northey, the Iowa agriculture secretary nominated to oversee USDA’s farm and conservation programs, promised senators he would work to protect crop insurance, improve customer service and assist farmers in addressing water quality issues.

Perdue: Japan is No. 1 target for new FTA

10/04/17 4:00 PM By Bill Tomson

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Washington, Oct. 4, 2017 – The U.S. needs to improve trade relationships with Pacific Rim countries where competitors like Australia and the European Union have advantages over U.S. exporters, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said today. Japan is the first target for new bilateral talks, Perdue stressed.

US and Brazil make progress toward lifting beef ban

10/04/17 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - There’s still no end in sight for the U.S. ban on fresh Brazilian beef, but the two countries are making progress to reopening trade, U.S. government and industry officials tell Agri-Pulse.

Vertical farming: The promise, pitfalls and the role of pot

10/04/17 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Vertical farming holds great promise, but it must overcome challenges – most notably the cost of energy – in order to feed the world’s growing population, attendees were told at a recent Association for Vertical Farming summit.

Producer optimism about ag economy falls

10/04/17 6:15 AM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - Producers’ optimism about the future of the agricultural economy fell in September, according to a sub-index of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

USDA, regulated community seem to be on same page at listening session

10/02/17 5:39 PM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - Don’t substitute guidance for rulemaking, and get federal agencies to work better together, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue was told at a regulatory reform listening session held in the department’s Whitten building Monday.

US peanut farmers look to China as a new long-term growth market

09/27/17 6:25 AM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - China is finally buying U.S. peanuts on a seriously high level and farmers and farm groups here are doing their best to make sure it stays that way.

U-California, strawberry breeders settle lawsuit over varieties.

09/27/17 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - The University of California Regents and California Berry Cultivars (CBC) have settled a lawsuit over ownership of strawberry varieties.

Extra SNAP benefits for Irma victims

09/27/17 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - USDA is providing extra SNAP benefits to Florida residents struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Irma.

EPA stresses scouting in herbicide guidance

09/27/17 6:05 AM By Steve Davies

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - New herbicide resistance guidance from EPA recommends label language that reminds growers and applicators to scout fields before applications, report when herbicides are not doing their job effectively, “and proactively take action before escaped weeds become widespread in their fields.”

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: USDA Undersecretary Dr. Scott Hutchins

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency. Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves.

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