Insurance Premium Payment Date Nears
USDA Reminds Producers to Pay Their Crop Insurance Premiums by January 31 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management…
Senate Passes USMCA
Deal Spotlights Another Trade Victory for Trump as Gains Expected for Agriculture The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 89-10 for…
Pesky Math and Item Five of Phase One
As often accompanies political events like Wednesday’s (1/15/2020) signing ceremony for the phase-one trade agreement with China, there was a…
Farmers to Receive 3rd Aid Payment
Farmers can expect a third round of payments under the 2019 Market Facilitation Program, but don’t expect there to be…
Romaine Lettuce Outbreaks Declared Over
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifted its consumer advisory to avoid romaine lettuce from the Salinas growing region,…
Trump Signs Phase-One Deal
In one of the biggest political victories of his presidency, President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a phase-one deal with…
Important EPA Decisions Coming
The EPA this year will deliver important decisions to U.S. agriculture, including on chlorpyrifos, glyphosate, the neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, atrazine and…
Oversupply Could Tighten Wine Margins
“We’re at a point of oversupply in California and Washington, not due to speculative overplanting, but the industry’s miss in…
Ethanol Production Up
Ethanol Production Jumps to Highest Level Since June, Fourth-Highest Total on Record Ethanol production in the U.S. climbed to the…
Underserved Producers Have EQIP Options
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),…