More than $243 million in grants available through two USDA programs, the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Specialty Crop Research Initiative grants program.
China putting an additional import duty of a 25 percent increase, to the existing 12 percent, on U.S. pork. Improvements made to the Margin Protection Program.
New disaster aid bill intended to provide relief to parts of America devastated by natural disasters this year. US Farmers looking for a backup plan for NAFTA.
** Expecting higher prices, U.S. cotton farmers are planning to sow 12.2 million acres this year, up 21 percent from last year.
Friday’s USDA report says the estimate is also up from the 11.5 million acres predicted at February’s annual Outlook Forum...