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Cabot Creamery enduring major losses in U.S.-China trade war
VT Digger | Posted onSeptember 24, 2018 in Agriculture NewsAgri-Mark, the company that owns Cabot Creamery, could continue to lose millions of dollars in revenue following President Trump’s announcement Monday of tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods from China and Beijing’s response the next day that it would tax $60 billion worth of U.S. goods — including almost all dairy products. For dairy companies like [Agri-Mark], which merged with Cabot in the 1990s and has one third of the dairy farms in New England in its cooperative, news of more tariffs is not good for business. China is the third largest market for U.S.
California makes people ask for straws, sodas with kid meals
AP | Posted onSeptember 24, 2018 in Food NewsIf you want a straw with your drink or a soda with a kids’ meal at a California restaurant, you’ll need to ask for them starting next year. A law signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown makes California the first state to bar full-service restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws. Another law he approved requires milk or water to be the default drink sold with kids’ meals at fast-food and full-service restaurants.Neither law is an outright ban on straws or sugary drinks in kids’ meals.
Got milk? New York sure does as report shows how crucial farming is to state
The Daily News | Posted onSeptember 24, 2018 in Agriculture NewsNew York certainly has got milk and an assortment of products made from milk. And apples and grapes and cabbage, corn and beans.Oh, and maple syrup.All of those products rank in the top five in the nation when it comes to production, with New York taking the top spot for producing cottage cheese, sour cream and yogurt. In fact, 15 agriculture products produced in New York are in the top five nationwide, according to a report released Thursday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Swiss reject agriculture schemes in national vote
The Local | Posted onSeptember 24, 2018 in Agriculture NewsVoters across Switzerland on Sunday resoundingly rejected initiatives aimed at boosting local farming and promoting more ethical and environmental standards in food production, amid fears of cost hikes and reduced consumer choice. Voters rejected two schemes linked to agriculture and food security, as well as protection for Swiss farmers against cheap food imports.
Roberts, Stabenow question econ reorganization, ERS, NIFA moves
High Plains Journal | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Federal NewsSenate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-KS, and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, wrote a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Sept. 7 raising concerns about the Trump administration’s plans to place the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s economics functions under the Office of the Secretary and to move most of the employees of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture out of Washington. At the same time, USDA announced an extension of the deadline for communities to express an interest in housing the agencies until Oct.
SARL VP's farm wins 2018 Grower Achievement Award
Growing Produce | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsAutryville, NC-based Jackson Farming Company is the 2018 winner of American Vegetable Grower's prestigious Grower Achievement Award. First generation growers Brent and Debbie Jackson and their son Rodney Jackson demonstrate what can be accomplished when you’re willing to aim for long-term success.The Jackson Family will receive the American Vegetable Grower Grower Achievement Award in Washington, D.C., on September 24, 2018, during the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference.
SARL member Manitoba Minister Ralph Eichler signs MOU with Indiana
Cass Network | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsLt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler and members of the Indiana agricultural delegation met with officials from Canada’s Manitoba Province today to discuss opportunities to grow both regions’ agricultural sectors. Through a signed memorandum of understanding, the Indiana and Manitoba departments of agriculture agreed to facilitate cooperation in several areas including agricultural research and development, youth education and leadership, and trade investment – all for the purpose of mutual economic growth.
FAPRI Update: U.S. Net Farm Income Projected to Decline
Illinois Farm Policy News | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsFAPRI indicated that, “Large crops and trade disputes put downward pressure on U.S. farm commodity prices and farm income. Even considering the initial round of market facilitation program (MFP) payments, U.S.
Resiliency in the face of hurricanes makes the case for renewables even stronger
Quartz | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Energy NewsPeople of the Carolinas are picking up the pieces after Hurricane Florence, the wettest tropical cyclone on record. Solar-power installations were largely able to escape without harm.Before the storm hit, Duke Energy’s 40 solar-power sites were “de-energized” and set up horizontally to minimize wind damage. Although it’s too soon say what, if any, damage occurred, the signs are good. Soon after the storm passed, all the installations had begun producing power. Rooftop solar installations fared well too.
Rising US-China trade tensions 'couldn't come at a worse time': Iowa agriculture secretary
CNBC | Posted onSeptember 20, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe ratcheting of the U.S.-China trade war is unfortunate and comes at a lousy time for farmers, according to Iowa Agriculture Commissioner Mike Naig. The state official said farmers in Iowa are in the harvest season for key crops such as soybeans and corn, which are among the farm commodities already hit by China's tit-for-tat tariffs.Beijing struck back against the Trump administration's new round of trade tariffs by imposing duties on $60 billion of American products, including cocoa powder and frozen vegetables.