AgClips
Recent AgClips
Criminal investigation of Mountain Valley Pipeline underway
The Roanoke Times | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Energy NewsThe Mountain Valley Pipeline is under criminal investigation into possible violations of the Clean Water Act and other federal laws, one of the companies building the project has confirmed. EQM Midstream Partners, the lead company in the joint venture, made the disclosure in an annual report filed Thursday with the U.S.
POET Makes Fast Company Annual List of “World’s Most Innovative Companies”
Hoosier Ag Today | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Energy NewsPOET and its new JIVE asphalt product have earned the No. 3 spot in this year’s Fast Company “World’s Most Innovative Companies.” POET made the annual ranking in the transportation category thanks to its new proprietary asphalt rejuvenator and modifier, now being used to pave roadways in states across the U.S.
Ag Lenders Say Farmers Depend on Off-Farm Income
Hoosier Ag Today | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture NewsThe chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation says the worst threat to farmers currently is a general economic recession. It’s because so many farmers have now become dependent on off-farm income to make ends meet and stay in operation. Farm Bureau’s Chief Economist, John Newton, spoke during a panel of ag economists’ discussion at the Crop Insurance Industry Convention. “Farm lenders say the reason why we can continue to do what we are doing is off-farm income,” Newton says. “It’s off-farm income that allows folks to continue to farm.
That New Organic Study Doesn't Really Show Lower Pesticide Levels
Forbes | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Food NewsDeadly Disease Caused by Raw Milk Has Already Put 19 US States on High Alert
Science Alert | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in NewsOfficials in the United States have warned over and over again that raw, unpasteurised milk can carry dangerous and potentially deadly bacteria. Today, however, it seems like that information is falling on deaf ears.
Dairy farms vanish as agriculture struggles
Gazette Xtra | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture NewsIt’s no secret agriculture is struggling, and dairies are bearing the heaviest burden. One state official said farmer stress levels are “at least as bad” as they were during the 1980s agriculture crisis.Low prices and an oversupply of milk have caused hundreds of Wisconsin dairies to close. And it’s not just dairy farms. It’s hard to find a commodity that isn’t in a rut.Some farms close because of tough financial conditions. Others have no successor.
Key animal ag areas facing depopulation
Meating Place (free registration required) | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture NewsRural counties are experiencing long-term population loss, and the trend is particularly acute in the Great Plains where animal agriculture has played a major role for centuries, according to new research by the University of New Hampshire. Across the country, nearly 35 percent of rural counties are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to a release about the study from the university’s Carsey School of Public Policy.
Farmland Values in 7th District
Chicago Federal Reserve | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture NewsFor 2018, annual farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District were steady overall. Yet, values for “good” agricultural land in the fourth quarter of 2018 were up 1 percent from the third quarter, according to 183 survey respondents representing agricultural banks across the District. Although 75 percent of the responding agricultural bankers expected farmland values to be stable during the January through March period of 2019, nearly all of the rest expected farmland values to move down.
Oregon On-farm brewery bill hits snag over hop acreage
Capital Press | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsBreweries would enjoy agritourism privileges similar to those of wineries and cideries on Oregon farmland under legislation that’s hit a snag over on-site hop acreage requirements.
In Roundup Case, the Science Will Go on Trial First
The Wall Street Journal | Posted onFebruary 21, 2019 in Agriculture NewsJudge’s novel approach is latest attempt to resolve long-running legal debate over cases that hinge on complex scientific questions.In a San Francisco courtroom this month, a jury will be asked to weigh a complicated question: Did Roundup weedkiller cause a man’s cancer? The jurors will assess the credibility of competing studies that delve into cell mutations, cancer epidemiology and genotoxicity.