crop insurance

Foreign countries take notes on how the US handles crop insurance. A USDA audit of Brazil’s food safety revealed concerns about meat exported from that country.

Bayer has reduced the value of its pending Monsanto takeover by $2.5 billion. Crop insurance remains a top priority for farmers in the 2018 Farm Bill.

U.S. Forest Service states that the acres burn due to wildfires of Oregon and Washington this year, 55% more than last year, and in California, 57% over 2016. Critics of crop insurance want subsidies and support cut. NAFTA talks run into to road blocks.

The Ag Department urges increase funding on opioid crisis. Increase spending on programs and crop insurance to support cover crops and EPA proposal.

Budget Limitations is the biggest obstacle for the upcoming Farm Bill. American Foreign Service Association looking to expand ag trade. Taxes on sweetened beverages to avoid funding cuts.

**The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is bigger than ever. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says hypoxia, which is a reduced oxygen level in the water which can kill marine life or force it to move to other areas, is estimated at 8,776 square miles, 7 % larger than June...

**For 10 years, The Cheesecake Factory has taken home at least one of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s ‘Xtreme Eating Awards.’ But this year, the California-based chain earned two of the “dishonors.” First is the Pasta Napoletana dish, boasting 2,310 calories, well over the recommended 2,000 for an entire day...

**EPA will extend the deadline to meet requirements of its new farmworker protection standard until guidance and training materials are ready to help states implement the changes. The EPA’s Wendy Cleland-Hamnett did not specify a new deadline for compliance, but NASDA and other farm groups have repeatedly asked for an extension until at least Jan...

**A recently announced agreement between the U.S. and China has been hailed as a huge win for U.S. beef because China promised to follow through on a longstanding commitment to open its market to U.S. imports. But just as important to companies seeking to commercialize genetically modified seeds was China’s promise to review eight traits that have been waiting as long as 70 months for final approv

SPOKANE (AP) — Wheat experts from Washington and Idaho say the agriculture cuts in President Donald Trump's budget proposal would have a devastating impact on U.S. wheat exports. The Spokesman-Review reports U.S. wheat farmers are already facing historic competition from overseas producers, and experts say Trump's budget would only make things worse...