TOP AG NEWS
Further Evidence on the Time It Takes to Plant the U.S. Corn Crop
In a farmdoc daily article last week (April 16, 2020), we examined historical data on corn planting progress for three states in…
California’s Almond Acreage Keeps Rising
For the first time, the Almond Board of California (ABC) is concurrently releasing two California almond industry acreage reports: USDA’s…
Farmers, Ranchers May Still Face Groundwater Regulation by EPA
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday in the case County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund leaves open the…
National Pork Board Develops Educational Content to Help Parents
Parents nationwide now have access to new ways to keep children learning and engaged during the coronavirus crisis, thanks to…
Watch for Cutworms and Armyworms in Crop Fields This May
April showers bring May … worms. You heard that right — entomologists in the Eastern Corn Belt are warning growers…
Pennsylvania Dairy Industry Has Future, Despite Shrinkage, Damage from COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak is hitting Pennsylvania’s beleaguered dairy industry hard, and sadly, there is a segment that will not be…
USDA to Start Delivering “Harvest Boxes” to Food Banks
USDA is pursuing an ambitious and novel plan to deliver household-size boxes of food around the country starting next month…
Still Some SBA Loan Confusion
At least some farmers should be in a better position to apply for Small Business Administration emergency loans set up…
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Replaces WOTUS
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statement Tuesday following the finalization of the Navigable Waters…
Ag Committee Chair Roberts Applauds Additional Funding for Small Business Loans and Hospitals
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) today applauded the Senate passage of $310 billion in additional funding for the Small Business…