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Trump visit to Nebraska highlights tariff beef with Japan
DTN | Posted onMay 11, 2016 in Federal NewsPresumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign stop in Nebraska that he plans to go tit-for-tat when it comes to tariffs on ag products such as beef. “There won’t be any more tariffs with Japan, or if there will, we’re going to do it the opposite way to them. "You want to charge a tariff of 38 percent to Nebraska for its beef? Then we’re going to charge you a tariff of 38 percent when you sell your cars to the United States. It’s a very simple thing,’” Trump said.
Energy storage: A market that was always years away is arriving
Journal Sentinel | Posted onMay 11, 2016 in Energy NewsCombining solar panels with batteries to keep electricity flowing when the sun isn't shining has long been the target for companies dabbling in the emerging technologies of the power grid.
This year is seeing more development in that space than ever before, thanks to falling battery and solar prices, the marketing prowess of super-entrepreneur Elon Musk, and national and international clean-energy and climate-change policies.
USDA makes $8,7 Million Available for Risk Management Education
USDA | Posted onMay 11, 2016 in Federal NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced $8.7 million in cooperative agreements for risk management education and training programs. The funding would give organizations needed resources to develop training and education tools to help farmers and ranchers, especially those traditionally underserved or with limited resources, learn how to effectively managing long-term risks and challenges.
Veterinary Feed Directive Coming - Get a Vet Now...
DTN | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Federal NewsBy January 2017, if a producer wants to use antibiotics in feed, they will have to have a vet on call to issue a Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) or a prescription. The two will also need to have something the FDA has so nimbly named a Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship (VCPR).
Leaving dogs in cars could escalate into a felony under Senate bills- MI
Michigan Live | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Agriculture NewsLeaving Fido in the car with unsafe conditions would be illegal under a pair of Senate bills and someone who causes an animal death that way could face five years in prison.
Sen. Curtis Hertel, Lansing, said sixteen states already have similar laws surrounding dogs being left in cars.
Carbon dioxide emissions from US energy sector fall 12% since 2005
The Guardian | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Energy NewsCarbon dioxide emissions from the US’s energy sector fell in 2015 and now stand at 12% below 2005 levels, a drop mainly driven by the continuing collapse of the coal industry.
CDC: One-third of antibiotic prescriptions unnecessary
Feedstuffs | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Agriculture NewsAt least 30% of antibiotics prescribed in the U.S. are unnecessary, according to new data published May 3 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with Pew Charitable Trusts and other public health and medical experts.
The study analyzed antibiotic use in doctors’ offices and emergency departments throughout the U.S.
Coalition Pushes for Reauthorization of Timber Funds Program
Education Week | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Rural NewsA bipartisan Senate coalition is calling for the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act, which provides timber revenue for rural schools and communities located near national forest land.
State regulators reopen case on San Onofre nuclear plant
Los Angeles Times | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Energy NewsThe California Public Utilities Commission said it is reevaluating the settlement agreement that left ratepayers on the hook for $3.3 billion of the cost of closing the plant. The commission is giving parties involved in the case the opportunity to comment on whether the agreement was reasonable given that representatives of the plant's primary owner, Southern California Edison, engaged in secret talks with regulators over the closed nuclear plant.
Economist explains bleak economic realities of oil crash
eenews | Posted onMay 10, 2016 in Energy NewsAs a result of Alaska's full-blown dependence on oil money, the state now faces a grim $4.1 billion budget deficit. Knapp's message is simple, but sobering: "The era when we can rely on oil to pay for most of state government is basically coming to an end."
According to Knapp, the state faces four basic options for reducing the state budget deficit. "We have a problem that can really only be solved by pulling a lot of economic levers," he said. "And the essential issue we face is: How hard do we pull each one?"