Iowa Crop – Weather Report
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.
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Senators reach deal on genetically modified food labeling
In this Oct. 23, 2014 file photo, a grocery store employee wipes down a soup bar with a display informing customers of organic, GMO-free oils, in Boulder, Colo. Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified ingredients nationally, a week before a labeling law in Vermont goes into effect.
Meat and greet
For many people, meat processing starts in the supermarket and ends in the kitchen, often without much thought given to the steps that happen prior to a cut of meat landing on the grocery store shelf. But understanding the process that takes place between farm and fork can make a big difference in the bottom line for those whose livelihood lies in supplying said meat.
What Steve King Doesn’t Understand About Harriet Tubman
Congress can't act, and the presidency is up against its limits-leaving only the Supreme Court to step in. This is, increasingly, the new model of American governance: politics has become so poisonous and treacherous that it has incapacitated two of our three branches of government.
EPA gets new powers to regulate toxic chemicals, but progress takes time
The Environmental Protection Agency, led by Gina McCarthy, will have more authority to order safety tests for chemicals and set deadlines for the agency to determine whether dangerous compounds should be restricted or forced off the market. The Environmental Protection Agency, led by Gina McCarthy, will have more authority to order safety tests for chemicals and set deadlines for the agency to determine whether dangerous compounds should be restricted or forced off the market.
Trump uncertainty could impact ag commodity prices
Pete Johnson, of marketing news publication Cotton Compass believes a Trump presidency could have a negative impact on the price of Australian agricultural commodities like beef, grain and fibre. Mr Johnson, a market analyst, said Trump had so far shown himself to be hard to predict, which could put pressure on the US dollar and in turn, the international commodity market.
News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press at 5:50 a.m. CDT
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled the central Oklahoma town of Harrah The temblor was reported around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hours before that, the USGS recorded a 2.8 magnitude quake near the north central town of Langston.
Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau pushing for free trade with Cuba
Leaders in business and agriculture, including the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, have joined forces to create the Engage Cuba Texas State Council, which will push to have travel and trade restrictions abolished between the United States and the island country 90 miles from Florida. The goal is to give farmers and manufacturers a multibillion-dollar economic nudge by permitting the sale of products to Cuba.
Group pushing for free trade with Cuba
Leaders in business and agriculture, including the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, have joined forces to create the Engage Cuba Texas State Council that will push to have travel and trade restrictions abolished between the United States and the island country 90 miles from Florida. The goal is to give farmers and manufacturers a multi-billion-dollar economic nudge by permitting the sale of products to Cuba.
Rules on GMO crops in Hawaii heads to US appeals court
The fight over regulating genetically engineered crops in three Hawaii counties was back in a federal courtroom as some agricultural giants look to protect their farms from bans against modified food. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Honolulu Wednesday on ordinances that seek to regulate or outlaw genetically engineered crops in Hawaii, Kauai and Maui counties.
During visit, EU official says bloc needs to engage Russia
The fight over regulating genetically engineered crops in three Hawaii counties was back in a federal courtroom as some agricultural giants look to protect their farms from bans against modified food. The fight over regulating genetically engineered crops in three Hawaii counties was back in a federal courtroom as some agricultural giants look to protect their farms from bans against modified food.
Scientists: Drop Arctic from plans for offshore drilling
Nearly 400 scientists have signed a letter urging President Obama to eliminate the possibility of Arctic offshore drilling in the near future by taking the Arctic Ocean out of the next federal offshore lease sale plan. The scientists include Jane Lubchenco, Obama's former administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, now a researcher and teacher at Oregon State University.
USDA Rural Development offering home repair help
Lake County >> Homeownership requires a little bit of elbow grease now and then - clean the gutters, fix the leaking pipe, replace the garbage disposal - but, what happens when those small issues become big problems? Where does a person turn when he or she realizes a new roof is needed, the flooring has to be replaced or the home needs to be more accessible to get around? That's where U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development comes in. USDA can help homeowners make important repairs, and they don't have to live on a farm to qualify.
Top 10 ways food is being used Right Now as a chemical delivery system to poison brains
Right now in Venezuela, if you don't support the socialist government, you don't eat. The tyrannical government is buying up nearly all the food there and is redistributing rations only to families that show their support for the ruling political party.
USDA Honors Wells Fargo as “Champion of Rural Housing”
"USDA is fortunate to work with many outstanding lenders, but none stood out for special recognition as prominently as Wells Fargo," Mensah said. "Since 1992, Wells Fargo has worked with us to help more than 131,000 rural families obtain loans to finance their piece of the American Dream."
Rally in corn, soybeans continues, but for how long?
Most of the bullish news continues to be due to weather problems in Brazil and Argentina, higher oil prices and a weakening of the U.S. dollar, which analysts say has led hedge fund managers to move from equities into the commodity markets. The news from the grain markets continues to surprise growers who had all but given up hope they would ever see $10 soybeans let alone $11 ones again.
Putnam: Orlando Gunman Cleared Background Checks
This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday. The gunman who carried out a massacre early Sunday in an Orlando nightclub passed all of the legally required background checks for his weapons, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam told reporters Monday.
USDA Program Improving Pricing; Oil and World Budgets; World Rates Continue Lower
Everyone's thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the horrible shooting in Orlando. But yes, Father's Day is coming up, and the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.
30 years ago scientists warned Congress on global warming. What they said sounds eerily familiar
Pieces of ice fall from the front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, in this file photo. REUTERS/MARCOS BRINDICCI Thirty years ago, on June 10 and 11 of 1986, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works commenced two days of hearings, convened by Sen. John H. Chafee, R-Rhode Island, on the subject of "Ozone Depletion, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change."
Chicago agricultural commodities mixed after USDA’s key report
Chicago Board of Trade corn, wheat declined more on Friday, while soybeans extended a little gains as USDA's report showed demand for U.S. soybeans has improved. The most active corn contract for July delivery fell 3.50 cents, or 0.82 percent, to close at 4.23 dollars per bushel.