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Jan 23, 2019
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UPDATE : USDA to reopen all FSA offices for additional services during shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additio...
Jan 22, 2019
Cotton Council welcomes FSA offices reopening
The National Cotton Council (NCC) greatly appreciates USDA and the Administration for reopening all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices and bringing bac...
Jan 02, 2019
U.S. rice headed to China? Maybe…
China’s Customs Office delivered American rice producers an early New Year’s present on December 27, 2018 when they announced the country was fina...
Dec 19, 2018
Finding and keeping good farm labor
Good help is hard to find. Most of us have heard this before, but for farm and ranch managers and their employers, it’s not just a saying. So if you...
Dec 11, 2018
National Cotton Council: NCC strongly supports 2018 Farm Bill
The National Cotton Council (NCC) strongly supports the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 released today and urges Congress to quickly pass the meas...
Dec 06, 2018
USA Rice: USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Names New NRCS Chief
Monday, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Matthew Lohr to serve as Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). ...
Nov 29, 2018
USA Rice: Farm Bill conclusion in sight
The “Four Principals” of the Farm Bill Conference Committee – House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Ranking Member Coll...
Nov 15, 2018
Field performance of selected soybean varieties in a Southern Root-Knot Nematode infested field, 2018
The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is the most important yield-limiting plant-pathogenic nematode that affects soybean production...
Oct 24, 2018
Milk wars: Controversy over plant-based ‘milk’ explained in Ag Law Center white paper
Although debate and conflict have surrounded the term “milk” since 1997, there have been recent strides in the dairy industry’s conflict regardi...
Oct 08, 2018
U.S. rice sale to Iraq is a shot in the arm
Following closely on the heels of a 30,000 MT award in August (see USA Rice Daily, August 22, 2018), Iraq has just announced another purchase of 90,00...