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Pork industry projects $5 billion loss from COVID-19

04/14/20 5:05 PM By Ben Nuelle

Hog producers are asking the Department of Agriculture to provide a direct influx of cash without eligibility restrictions as the industry expects to lose $5 billion for the remainder of the year due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Analysts slash farm income forecast due to COVID-19

04/13/20 12:01 PM By Philip Brasher

Without government relief, some analysts are sharply lowering their estimates of net farm income because of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on agricultural markets, with the livestock sector and corn growers bearing much of the hit.

Farm Bureau makes sweeping appeal to USDA to rescue producers nationwide

04/04/20 12:26 PM By Philip Brasher

The American Farm Bureau Federation delivers the Trump administration a detailed list of requests to swiftly use its authority under the $2 trillion economic stimulus package to rescue “all sectors of agriculture” from the twin blows of plunging commodity prices and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Where the money went: Payment data pinpoints MFP benefits

02/26/20 6:46 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, and Hannah Pagel

Farmers across the Corn Belt and northern Plains along with producers in California, western Texas, and the lower Mississippi River Valley have been the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump administration’s Market Facilitation Program over the past year, according to data obtained by Agri-Pulse.

It's not just tariffs: Farmers facing long-term market challenges

10/02/19 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher

As much as growers long for an end to the trade war with China, there are long-term threats to demand for corn, soybeans and other crops that could depress commodity prices for years to come and lead to calls for higher government spending, economists say.

China rolls out new African Swine Fever protocols as detections continue

01/02/19 2:52 PM By Spencer Chase

The Chinese government is enacting new procedures in an effort to curb the spread of African Swine Fever after detecting the disease at a large hog farm this week.

Opinion: This and That

08/09/18 6:47 AM By John Block

Good news – ethanol exports are up 33 percent so far this year.

Neighbors of N.C. hog farm awarded more than $50 million

04/26/18 6:25 PM By Steve Davies

Neighbors of a North Carolina hog farm won their nuisance case against a North Carolina pork producer when a federal jury awarded each of the 10 plaintiffs more than $5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

Livestock haulers push back on DOT’s ‘Hours of Service’ rule

09/27/17 6:20 AM By Eric Englert

WASHINGTON, September 27, 2017—Livestock haulers have lost discretionary control over their livelihoods and risk endangering the lives of the animals they transport because of a one-size-fits-all Department of Transportation Hours of Service (HOS) rule and the Electronic Logging Device that aggressively monitors it, industry experts and agricultural groups say.

House measure would block emissions reporting

09/07/17 9:59 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2017 - The House adopted an amendment to its massive fiscal 2018 spending package that would prevent livestock operations from having to report air emissions of ammonia and other hazardous substances.

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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