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Harvey's effect is long reaching impact

The U.S. Wheat Associates Board of Directors announced Monday they have chosen Vince Peterson, the head of the group’s overseas operations, to be the next USW president. They have been looking for months for a new president, ever since Alan Tracy announced in June his plans to retire...

According to Wards Auto.com full-size pick-up manufacturing is expected to grow 5 % by 2019. Wall Street Journal reports that the Chief Executive of Bayer is defending it’s acquisition of Monsanto calling it “entirely logical” and a perfect fit...

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has joined more than 3,800 other organizations to express their anger over a new proposal from the IRS that would unfairly tax small businesses and family farms by eliminating valuation discount planning and increasing the estate and gift taxes by over 30 PERCENT...

The Idaho Potato Commission has named its chairman and vice-chairman for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Ritchey Toevs of Toevs Farms is the new chairman of the Eagle-based commission, and Lynn Wilcox of Wilcox Fresh is the new vice-chairman, according to a news release...

Ethanol companies last week received a boost when the Federal regulators proposed to raise the amount of ethanol that refineries must blend into US gasoline. The Environmental Protection Agency is behind the proposal that is unpopular with oil companies as the Agency wants to require refineries to blend nearly 19 billion gallons of corn based ethanol and other bio-fuels into US gas in 2017... Read

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association testified on what it called the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the U.S. International Trade Commission. Kevin Kester, NCBA’s Policy Division Chair, testified before the ITC, stressing the importance of TPP for the cattle industry...

Many ag groups praised the dietary guidelines released last Thursday for following the science, as requested by the groups and Congress. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said the guidelines reaffirm the role of lean beef in a healthy diet and confirm that Americans are, on average, consuming lean meat in daily amounts that are consistent with the recommendations for protein foods... Read

The Federal Aviation Administration announced two executives who will guide the agency’s approach to integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the U.S. airspace. FAA announced the appointments of Marke “Hoot” Gibson as the senior advisor on UAS Integration and Earl Lawrence as director of the UAS Integration Office...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership remains doable but increasingly harder as the U.S. Presidential election moves closer. Australian Federal Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said “the last few yards are very difficult.” Robb spoke last week saying the remaining five percent of the deal is proving to be the toughest...