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SEASON AND PREDICTIVE CROP DATA Jun. 14, 2018 Source: Farm Market iD sent via AgPR --the news distribution service for agriculture Farm Market iD - a data company with four decades' experience working with ag companies - announces the upcoming release of new In-Season and Predictive Crop data. The company uses machine learning, satellite imagery and predictive analytics to provide this data.
A sign that lending institutions may be loosening up their purse strings a bit, two Eastern Panhandle small businesses secured commercial loans this quarter to open or expand, officials said. Two businesses located in the downtown Martinsburg area had commercial loans approved by the U.S Department of Agriculture, said Matt Coffey, business coach with the Small Business Development Center of the Eastern Panhandle, who gave a quarterly small business update to the Berkeley County Development Authority Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts urged colleagues to support his bipartisan farm bill Wednesday, gearing up for a showdown with Republicans in the House who insist food assistance provided through the bill be connected to work requirements. Roberts, a Kansas Republican, has said the Senate can't pass a bill with those requirements and that he would need to work with Democrats to craft legislation.
ASSN OF EQUIPMENT MFGRS CALLS ON SENATE AG COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE THE 2018 FARM BILL Jun. 13, 2018 Association of Equipment Manufacturers reports: Association of Equipment Manufacturers President Dennis Slater issued the following statement today calling on the United States Senate Agriculture Committee to mark up the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which contains a robust safety net for U.S. farmers and ranchers: "Sound agricultural policy that promotes a strong farm economy will not only assist farmers and ranchers but also help protect many of the 1.3 million equipment manufacturing jobs across the country.
NAT'L CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSN ISSUES STATEMENT ON MODERNIZING AG TRANSPORTATION ACT Jun. 13, 2018 National Cattlemen's Beef Association reports: National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Kevin Kester today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act in the U.S. Senate: "The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the producers we represent are glad to see another bipartisan effort designed to provide much-needed relief for livestock haulers.
"Securing the Hemp Farming Act as part of the 2018 Farm Bill has been a top priority of mine. I look forward to continuing to work with my Senate colleagues on this and many other issues important to Kentucky agriculture as we move towards consideration of the Farm Bill," McConnell said in a statement. The Senate's farm bill still needs to be approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and the full chamber.
A Texas company is recalling more than 205 tons of beef smoked sausage sold at H-E-B due to an ingredient issue. A Texas company is recalling more than 205 tons of beef smoked sausage sold at H-E-B due to an ingredient issue.
Declaring he has "won the argument" on hemp, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate is on track for a vote to legalize the crop that comes from the same plant that produces marijuana. The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider the farm bill Wednesday.
President Trump's participation in the G7 conference in Canada focused on trade. Once again, he made it clear that he wants our trading partners' tariffs and other barriers to U.S. imports to come down.
For more than a year, the state of Florida did not conduct national background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits. A previously unreported Office of Inspector General investigation found that in February 2016 the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services stopped using an FBI crime database called the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to ensure that applicants who want to carry guns do not have disqualifying histories in other states.
Tyson Foods has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of frozen breaded chicken for possible plastic bits in the breading. The chicken being recalled is not available to purchase in grocery stores, but was shipped to restaurants for sale in menu items.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Tyson Foods is recalling more than 3,000 pounds of frozen chicken following the discovery of pieces of plastic in the chicken's breading ingredients. The USDA said Friday that Arkansas-based Tyson says the chicken may be contaminated by pieces of "blue and clear soft plastic."
Tyson Foods is recalling about 3,120 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products that may have been contaminated with blue and clear soft plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday . The recall affects 12-pound boxes containing 3-pound bags of uncooked, breaded chicken tenderloins, with lot code 1378NLR02 and establishment number P-746.
Tyson Foods Inc., has issued a recall for over 3,000 pounds of frozen breaded chicken products that may be contaminated with blue and clear soft plastic. The problem was recognized on June 8, 2018.
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Steve Oroho that would support small businesses by establishing New Jersey “Food Hub” opportunities for local farmers was passed by the Senate Economic Growth Committee. “Many of New Jersey's small to mid-size farms lack the capacity to access larger markets, placing our farmers at a disadvantage,” Oroho stated.
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday released a bipartisan farm bill that makes mostly modest adjustments to existing programs and, unlike the House version of the bill, doesn't pick a fight over food stamps. The Senate bill, dubbed the "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018," is budget-neutral and aims to renew subsidy, conservation, nutrition, rural development and commodity programs set to expire on Sept.
Ira Berlin, who died on June 5 at the age of 77, was one of the outstanding historians of his generation, whose writings on slavery and African-American culture transformed how scholars think about these crucial aspects of the American past. He also made a deep mark as a documentary editor, as founder of the Freedmen and Southern Society Project at the University of Maryland, which has made accessible thousands of previously unexamined documents in the National Archives relating to the vast human drama of emancipation.
FDA, USDA ANNOUNCE KEY STEP TO ADVANCE EFFORTS TO STREAMLINE PRODUCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR FARMERS Jun. 6, 2018 Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ongoing effort to make the oversight of food safety stronger and more efficient, the FDA and the USDA today announced the alignment of the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program with the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety Rule. The new step is part of an ongoing effort to streamline produce safety requirements for farmers.
Provisions inside the delayed House farm bill would roll back restrictions on the wealthy obtaining federal farm subsidies, as well as allow extended family members to receive lucrative payments. The language has generated opposition both from fiscal conservatives who say the payments amount to welfare for wealthy people and critics who note that the same bill proposes new work requirements for participants in the federal food stamp program, SNAP.