Nov 28
The United States Secretary of Agriculture has an absolute statutory duty to “strengthen [America’s] family farm system” of agriculture (7 U.S.C. 2204b(c)(2)(D)), including to develop solutions to problems faced by “small- and moderate-sized family farming operations.” (7 U.S.C. 2204(b). But there’s a prominent agency within the department that doesn’t think writing regulations that directly harm …
Nov 28
BASF Agricultural Solutions is introducing the next level of seed coating with Flo Rite® Pro 02 plantability polymer. Flo Rite Pro 02 uses advanced polymer-based technology to combine adhesion properties with exceptional seed flow helping to provide maximum yield potential. Seed singulation and uniform spacing are critical to yield, and with the size of today’s …
Nov 28
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the report released by a dispute settlement panel established under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement regarding Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota allocation measures. “AFBF is disappointed in the findings released by the dispute panel. We believe Canada’s TRQ policies put America’s hardworking dairy farmers at a disadvantage and …
Nov 28
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Team are excited to announce the 2023 Statewide School Garden Contest results! Congratulations to the following category winners: Best Overall School Garden:Positive Tomorrow School Best Startup Garden:Maysville Elementary School Best Education Based Garden:Eugene Field Elementary Best Harvest Partnership School Garden:Redbud Farm School Best Community Collaboration …
Nov 28
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Nov 27
A coalition representing farmers and ethanol producers today responded to last week’s decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals remanding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency its rejection of six small refinery exemption requests. The following statement is from Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, the American Coalition for Ethanol, and the National Farmers …
Nov 27
This publication is the last weekly Crop Progress report issued for the 2023 season. The first weekly report will be released on Monday, April 1, 2024. U.S. CROP PROGRESS: Corn harvested for the U.S. reached 96 percent, down 3 percentage points from the previous year and up 1 from the five-year average. Cotton harvested reached …
