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Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

Farm bill could more than double payments on southern crops, but corn still big cost item

05/22/24 6:25 AM By Philip Brasher

Southern producers with cotton, rice and peanut base acreage would see their farm program payments more than double, while growers in other regions would see smaller increases under the GOP farm bill the House Agriculture Committee will consider this week, according to a new analysis.

USDA projects rising ending stocks amid price slump

05/10/24 3:09 PM By Philip Brasher

USDA on Friday projected higher ending stocks for major row crops that will be harvested this year.

NIH grant boosts nematode research to protect humans, livestock and plants

04/24/24 7:10 AM By Sara Wyant

UC-Riverside Nematologist Simon "Niels" Groen plans to dig deeper into how nematodes invade humans, livestock and plants, thanks a a large grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Biden administration taps CCC for $1B in foreign food aid

04/18/24 1:34 PM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to use USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority to provide $1 billion in additional food assistance overseas, a move requested by leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee last year.

Lundberg quadruples regenerative organic rice acreage

03/06/24 7:08 AM By Spencer Chase

Lundberg Family Farms says it is growing its regenerative organic certified portfolio, including the commodity in more than 70 products after becoming the first rice brand to launch it last year.

USDA raises corn, soybean ending stocks in latest WASDE

02/08/24 1:56 PM By Spencer Chase

The Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. soybean export forecast as Brazilian competition hinders American sales in key foreign markets.

House Ways and Means chairman seeks ITC study on competitiveness of U.S. rice

02/05/24 3:22 PM By Noah Wicks

House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith has asked the International Trade Commission, an independent panel that advises Congress and the executive branch, to investigate the impact of export restrictions on the U.S. rice industry.

Bearish USDA reports pull commodity prices lower

01/12/24 2:07 PM By Spencer Chase

The Department of Agriculture’s annual Crop Production report surprised traders with increases to the 2023 corn and soybean yield, pulling prices for both commodities lower in what could be the start of a longer trend.

USDA lowers forecast for FY 2024 US ag exports

11/30/23 6:29 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA’s Economic Research Service on Thursday lowered its forecast for U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year 2024 to $169.5 billion. That’s down $2.5 billion from USDA’s previous forecast in August and down $9.2 billion from exports in FY 2023.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kip Eideberg, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice-President Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Like the industries they serve, equipment manufacturers are familiar with the cyclical turns in farming, forestry, construction and mining. Eideberg says higher interest rates, a lack of trade agreements and sluggish economies around the globe and in the U.S. are proving challenging for the customers to make capital purchases. Eideberg is hopeful Congress will bring a new farm bill in the Lame Duck session or at least early next year. He says tax policy will also be critical next year as both industry and customers need amended policy on deductions for research as well as depreciation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

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