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U.S. farmers pinched by high costs and low prices
1 day ago · THE STICKINESS FACTOR. Looking at farm specific inputs, input prices lag behind falling output prices, eroding farmers’ profitability. Operating expenses for fertilizer, seed, chemicals and fuel have decreased slightly in 2024 but remain elevated compared to pre-war levels, staying “sticky” even as commodity prices drop.
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US prevails in USMCA dispute on biotech corn | TheFencePost.com
1 day ago · United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States has prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered (GE) corn. The USMCA panel...
House begins debate, plans vote on another CR/disaster bill
Dec 20, 2024 · The House voted to avert a government shutdown tonight by passing H.R. 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, the third version of a continuing resolution and disaster aid bill. The vote was 366-34, with 29 members not voting and one voting present. The measure goes to the Senate, which is scheduled to ...
Trending Stories | TheFencePost.com
Nov 25, 2024 · Nebraska family restores and protects land at risk near Nine Mile Prairie. Dec 1, 2024. In January 2024, Jon and Bill Oberg and family placed their 75-acre property in a conservation easement with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service through a partnership with the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District.
Hoeven details ag disaster assistance | TheFencePost.com
Dec 19, 2024 · Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, on Wednesday said that agricultural disaster assistance in the bill Congress is expected to finalize this week totals $33.5 billion. Hoeven said the package includes $10 billion to help farmers mitigate ...
Corn growers win dispute with Mexico over GM corn ban
Dec 20, 2024 · In a major win for the nation’s corn growers, a dispute panel ruled Friday that Mexico violated its commitments under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement when it issued a decree that banned genetically modified corn imports in early 2023.
More reaction to Stabenow farm bill text | TheFencePost.com
Nov 20, 2024 · Several farm groups reacted Tuesday to the farm bill text released Monday by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. The American Association of Crop Insurers said it “strongly rejects the proposals related to crop insurance delivery.
Vilsack: ‘We have so much more to do’ - thefencepost.com
Oct 9, 2024 · At a White House event Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and other Biden administration officials told close to 100 farm and rural leaders from around the country that the Biden administration’s work to help smaller ranchers and farmers is continuing in the last months in office — and hinted, without mentioning the name of Vice President Kamala Harris, that the efforts need to ...