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USDA; Climate Change May Increase the Cost of Federal Crop Insurance
The USDA’s Economic Research Service looked into the ways that climate change could affect the cost of the Federal Crop Insurance Program.
Researchers worked with...
Skepticism Remains Over China’s Ag Purchases
An Associated Press report says there are still people on both sides of the Pacific Ocean who remain skeptical about the actual amount of...
U.S. Hog Inventory Climbs Higher
This week, NASS released its quarterly hogs and pigs report. As of December first, U.S. farms contained 77.3 million hogs and pigs. That’s a...
China Can Fulfill Pledge to Purchase $40 Billion in U.S. Farm...
China’s top agriculture consultancy said last week that it believes China can and will make good on a promise to purchase more than $40...
USMCA Senate Prospects, Markup January 7, 2020
Following a landslide vote to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in the House last week, the trade deal heads to the Senate. A vote, expected...
Dairy Prices Expected to Strengthen in 2020
USDA’s latest dairy outlook reveals minimum changes in the balance sheets or this year and next, but continued growth in product and class prices...
House Approves Spending Package for Agriculture Through September 2020
The House of Representatives Tuesday advanced a spending package that will extend the biodiesel tax credit and offer additional disaster aid to farmers.
The American...
USDA to Make $550 Million Available for Rural Broadband Internet Infrastructure
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says his agency will make $550 million available through its ReConnect Pilot Program. The application window for the funding will...
Details Emerging on the U.S. and China Phase One Agreement
Both China and the U.S. officials confirmed on Friday that they’ve reached a “Phase One” agreement.
Emerging details show the agreement includes some tariff relief,...
Senate Won’t Vote on USCMA Until After Christmas
U.S. farmers won’t see a North America trade deal under the Christmas tree this year, despite this week’s deal to move the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
