Michigan Ag Today
Senate Moves Ahead on USMCA Amid Impeachment Uncertainty
Story by Bill Tomson
Agri-Pulse
The Senate is moving ahead with the procedures needed to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement despite uncertainty over whether the impeachment process...
Feds Side with Monsanto in Roundup Cancer Case
By Steve Davies
Agri-Pulse
Monsanto is receiving help fighting a multimillion-dollar verdict awarded for exposure to its flagship herbicide, Roundup, from an unusual source: the federal...
Purdue Ag Economy Barometer Drops 3 Points in December
Source: Purdue University News Service
Producer sentiment regarding current economic conditions of the agricultural economy dropped 12 points in December, according to the Purdue University/CME Group...
H-2A Certified Positions Surpass 258,000
In fiscal year 2019, the H-2A farm labor program set a record for certified positions, which is the number of applications processed and approved....
Ranking Member Stabenow Applauds $24 Million for Farm Bill Climate-Smart Agriculture...
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded more than $24 million for 16...
NCGA Calls on EPA to Follow Law, Keep RFS Whole
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to EPA’s supplemental proposed rule for the 2020 volume standards under...
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Rises Only a Penny
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 34th annual survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this...
Ag Programs Advance in Appropriations
Congress will likely consider another continuing resolution this month to fund federal farm programs.
Congress has a few days left to complete the 2020 appropriations...
U.S. Boasts Most Affordable Grocery Basket
In a new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the U.S. has the most affordable food supply in the world.
Megan Nelson, AFBF...
Organic Corn and Soybean Farmers Face Sharp Production Declines
Spring weather has taken a toll on U.S. organic commodity producers, shown by a significant drop in overall corn and soybean production for 2019,...
