Stefanik looking for input on farm bill

U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-Willsboro, wants farmers and other constituents to share their thoughts on the 2018 draft Farm Bill recently rolled out by House Republicans. One of the most significant changes included in the draft bill is an overhaul of the Margin Protection Program, which is supposed to provide farmers with financial relief when the selling price of milk is less than the cost of production.

Dairy program features improvements

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy. In a statement released earlier this week, the FSA said the program will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices.

Sudden Consumer Data Outrage In The Age Of App Madness Is Bizarre And Dumb

According to reporting by The New York Times , Cambridge Analytica - a voter-profiling firm - amassed information on 50 million Facebook users in an attempt to predict people's personalities and psychological profiles. The company secured the data from a Cambridge University researcher named Aleksandr Kogan, who harvested it from a personality quiz app.

California farmers, winemakers kick dirt over Chinese tariffs

California's vintners and growers fumed Friday at the growing prospect that wine, nuts, fruit and other Golden State exports would become collateral damage in a trade battle between President Trump and China. The $47-billion industry, which largely backed Trump, has been buffeted repeatedly as the Trump administration has halted or reopened trade talks and proposed punitive tariffs aimed at protecting American jobs.

2018 Oregon Wine Industry Recognizes Leaders at Annual Wine Symposium

Oregon's wine community was aglow with recognition during an awards luncheon at the Oregon Wine Symposium on Wednesday, Feb. 21. More than 1,300 wine industry professionals were on hand to celebrate the accomplishments of colleagues throughout the state who continue to champion the advancement of Oregon wine. Nine awards were presented, including the first Oregon Wine Leadership award, presented to Sen. Jackie Winters for her tireless support of the statewide wine industry.

Trump’s Passion for Tariffs Faces Stiff Headwinds From His Party

President Donald Trump's zeal for new a round of tariffs is running into cold, hard economic and political reality: lawmakers from his own party who think it's a bad idea. White House officials insist there's no plan in the works for such an action.

Cheers! Cider, Craft Beer Makers Get Trump Tax Cut in New Year

Makers of craft beer, artisanal spirits, hard cider and mead may lift their glasses a bit higher next year as the result of a little noticed provision in the sweeping tax overhaul the U.S. Congress passed this week. Tucked away in Part IX, sections 13801 through 13808, are sharply lowered excise taxes on a liquor cabinet full of alcoholic beverages made by small producers.

Asia Pacific Livestock Monitoring System Market forecast by 2021

Asia Pacific Livestock Monitoring System Market By Offering , By Application , By Species And By Region - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, And Forecasts The Asia Pacific Livestock Monitoring System Market size was around USD 104.73 million in 2016. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19% to reach USD 249.91 million by 2021.

Fire Recovery Begins; Demand for Flash Wine Treatment Strong

CalFire declared the North Coast wildfires contained in late October, leaving wine grape growers in Napa County and elsewhere to take account of how the blazes affected their vines and properties. Although few vineyards burned during the fires, growers had to deal with debris cleanup, repairing damaged infrastructure such as melted irrigation lines and preparing for winter rains.

Maine delegation calls for dairy farmer relief from USDA

Maine's congressional delegation is calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make emergency changes to help dairy farmers who are struggling with low prices. Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says farm milk prices have dropped nearly 40 percent in recent years, leaving New England dairy farmers in trouble.

“An Inconvenient Sequel” conveniently leaves out one big truth

In this Jan. 26, 2015 file photo, a hornless cow stands in a dairy barn at Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Ind. Fair Oaks, one of the nationA's largest dairy farms with 36,000 cows, is phasing out the use of milk cows with horns _ unruly cows can be hazardous because they can gore farm workers or other animals.

Rep. Speier wants to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump

With fallout over President Trump's take on the bloody events in Charlottesville, Democratic Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee announcing his plans to introduce articles of impeachment against the president. Rep. Jackie Speier wants to remove Trump from office under an article within the 25th Amendment to the Constitution that allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to declare the president temporarily "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."

Edible: a D.C. adventure speaks to how life should work.

The Reubens, bacon-scallop grits and lobster-stuffed avocado-and happy servers at the diner counter-make CF Folks a hole-in-the-wall hit. The Reubens, bacon-scallop grits and lobster-stuffed avocado-and happy servers at the diner counter-make CF Folks a hole-in-the-wall hit.