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New York Announces More Than $42 Million Awarded to Agricultural Projects through the Regional Economic Development Councils
New York State | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsNew York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that more than $42 million awarded through Governor Cuomo’s 2018 Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative will support the growth of the New York’s farms and food and beverage industries across the State. The REDC awards were announced by the Governor on December 18, with more than 80 agriculture-related projects identified as key to advancing the State’s ten regional economies.
Federal Court rules that almond milk is milk
Veg News | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Food NewsThe United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently dismissed a class-action lawsuit against California-based Blue Diamond Growers, the producer of Blue Diamond almond milk, ruling that its “milk” label does not violate federal law. In Painter v.
Maine's new governor faces pending lawsuits from LePage era
AP | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsFormer Gov. Paul LePage’s legal battles tested the limits of gubernatorial power and cost the state over $900,000 since 2014, according to The Associated Press’ review of a database of state government finances. Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Janet Mills comes into office with a handful of those lawsuits still pending. That includes several lawsuits between Mills and LePage over their constitutional authority, and a 2015 lawsuit pending in the 1st U.S.
PG&E could sell gas division, or seek bankruptcy, as Camp Fire woes mount
The Sacramento Bee | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Energy NewsPG&E, facing billions in potential losses from the Camp Fire and other wildfires, is reportedly exploring the sale of its natural gas division or a bankruptcy filing as it tries to deal with its staggering financial liabilities. NPR, quoting anonymous sources, said Friday that PG&E might sell the gas division as well as some of its real estate, including its headquarters in San Francisco, to raise cash for wildfire claims. The entire effort is part of a strategy code-named “Project Falcon,” NPR reported.
Some Drug Users in Western U.S. Seek Out Deadly Fentanyl
Pew Trust | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Rural NewsEver since the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl started showing up in the U.S.
Uncertainty dominates milk price outlook
Capital Press | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Agriculture NewsGrowth in milk production in the major exporting regions is expected to slow to a trickle in the first half of 2019 to less than 0.5 percent, bringing some recovery in milk prices.But there’s a lot of uncertainty in world markets, according to Rabobank analysts.“I think we’re going to be better than ’18, which is no great shakes, but I don’t think we’re going to be as high as we were in ’17. Rabobank is forecasting no more than a $1 per hundredweight increase in the Class III milk price, bringing the average in 2019 to $15.55, she said.
Wolf attacks continue to frustrate Oregon rancher
Capital Press | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in NewsAll told, wolves killed at least five calves and one guard dog, a Tibetan Mastiff, at the ranch in 2018. The pack was also blamed for killing four calves in neighboring Klamath County in October, and at least one heifer at another ranch northeast of Medford, Ore., in November. "It's just been the same old story," Birdseye said during a recent interview. "It's not a good situation."The Rogue pack was started by OR-7, the famous "wandering wolf" that traveled from northeast Oregon to California before finding a mate in the southern Oregon Cascades.
Trade war lingering for US chemicals
S & P Global | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Federal NewsA 90-day pause on the Trump administration's plan to hike tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods in January may delay higher consumer costs for everything from tires to galoshes, but the US petrochemical industry remains among the top targets of tariffs already in place and there is no obvious end in sight.Petrochemical-heavy 25% tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in August are not part of the temporary trade detente reached by US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in early December at the G-20 Summit in Argentina.The two leaders agreed the US would hold off on r
Wisconsin farmers have mixed reactions to the dairy task force proposals
Edairy News | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsWith 638 Wisconsin farms shut down in 2018, it is no secret the state is battling a dairy crisis. A joint effort between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the University of Wisconsin system, the task force’s goal is to ensure a successful and profitable future for the industry, much like the first dairy task force tried to do in 1985. The new proposals, passed December 13, hinge on state funding.
Dairy overproduction triggers steep Idaho farm income drop
Edairy News | Posted onJanuary 8, 2019 in Agriculture NewsIdaho farm income plummeted for a second consecutive year in 2018, due largely to overproduction by the state’s dairy producers. Idaho’s net farm income has continued on a prolonged downward spiral and also dropped about 27 percent in 2017 from the prior year.“It’s the fifth year that’s declined in net farm income. It’s pretty rough,” Eborn said. “Farmers are making 40 percent of what they were making in 2011.