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Questions surround trade, disaster relief as farmers struggle to plant

05/29/19 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher and Ben Nuelle

The Trump administration’s announcement of a new trade assistance package, plus congressional agreement on disaster relief for prevented plantings, will put billions of dollars into the struggling farm economy, but the prospective aid is injecting new uncertainty into the planting decisions facing growers across the soggy Plains and Midwest.

Despite aid package, farm groups look for solutions on trade

05/29/19 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

Farm leaders welcomed additional 'trade aid' but expressed as much uncertainty as cheer after meeting with President Trump.

USDA advances CRP continuous signup despite Peterson’s demands

05/29/19 6:25 AM By Ben Nuelle

USDA plans to re-open continuous signup for the Conservation Reserve Program next week, despite demands by House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson that the department delay enrollment.

Disaster bill stalls on House Republican objections

05/29/19 6:15 AM By Spencer Chase

Efforts to send a $19.1 disaster aid package to President Donald Trump’s desk have stalled twice in the last week amid objections from Tea Party conservatives.

Disaster aid deal hits speed bump in House

05/24/19 2:12 PM By Philip Brasher

A Senate-passed $19.1 billion disaster relief bill containing aid for a variety of agricultural losses stalled in the House ahead of a week-long congressional recess due to the lone objection of a freshman Republican.

Farm groups cheer aid, but want end to trade war

05/23/19 6:35 PM By Bill Tomson

U.S. farm groups are coming out in strong support of the Trump administration’s new trade assistance package to help soften the blows of Chinese tariffs, but also stress the new aid is only short-term relief and far less effective than an end to the trade war.

Disaster aid deal covers prevented planting, stored crops

05/23/19 3:13 PM By Philip Brasher

Lawmakers reached agreement on a $19.1 billion disaster package Thursday that was expanded to include payments for producers who are unable to plant their crops this year as well as to growers whose stored corn and soybeans were damaged by flooding.

USDA unveils new trade aid for farmers, ranchers

05/23/19 12:10 PM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, and Ben Nuelle

The Trump administration will provide $16 billion in new direct payments and other additional assistance to farmers and ranchers who have been harmed by the ongoing trade war with China and other trade disputes.

House GOP and Dems split over urgency of USMCA vote

05/22/19 5:15 PM By Bill Tomson

The Trump administration is in a hurry for Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, but many House Democrats showed Wednesday at a hearing that they won’t be hurried as they contemplate changes to the renegotiated North American trade pact.

USDA spending bill would block research agency relocations

05/22/19 12:22 PM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats proposed a fiscal 2020 spending bill for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration that would block the Trump administration from relocating two research agencies out of the nation’s capital.

Open Mic: Ben Alfi: CEO and Founder of Bluewhite

This week’s Open Mic guest is Ben Alfi, Founder and CEO of Bluewhite. Alfi spent over 25 years in the Israeli Air Force as a combat pilot and as Head of Unmanned Systems Research and Development programs. He leveraged his experience to form the autonomous technology company in 2017. Bluewhite provides add on autonomous capabilities for tractors primarily in the specialty crop space of agriculture production. Alfi says the company’s mission is to build resiliency in farming operations by maximizing a grower’s productivity and minimizing production costs. Alfi believes his technology is an answer to the labor shortage hampering today’s farming operations.

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