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ITC Rejects Fertilizer Duties in Win For Farmers
ITC Rejects Fertilizer Duties in Win For Farmers
ITC Rejects Fertilizer Duties in Win For Farmers
Earlier this week, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against imposing tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers imported from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago. The decision comes after CF Industries filed a petition with ITC in late 2021, requesting that the commission place tariffs on urea ammonium nitrate used in liquid fertilizers.  Sh...
Animal Ag Organizations Launch Protein PACT
Animal Ag Organizations Launch Protein PACT
Animal Ag Organizations Launch Protein PACT
Earlier this week, U.S. animal agriculture groups announced the Protein PACT. The coalition is the first joint initiative designed to accelerate momentum and verify progress toward global sustainable development goals across the animal protein sector ...
Commodity Classic Goes Virtual in 2021
Commodity Classic Goes Virtual in 2021
Commodity Classic Goes Virtual in 2021
The next Commodity Classic will now be a virtual event. The annual conference and trade show had been scheduled to take place March 4-6, in San Antonio, TX. The change to an alternative digital format became necessary because of restrictions related to COVID-19 ...
Soil Health Partnership Releases Cover Crop Planting Report
Soil Health Partnership Releases Cover Crop Planting Report
Soil Health Partnership Releases Cover Crop Planting Report
The Soil Health Partnership’s Cover Crop Planting Report shows that farmers are using diverse strategies to plant their cover crops. They’re also using a variety of plant species to help keep their soils healthier. The partnership is the flagship sustainability program of the National Corn Growers Association. They condu ...
Corn, Wheat Growers Want Better Trade Aid Deal
Corn, Wheat Growers Want Better Trade Aid Deal
Corn, Wheat Growers Want Better Trade Aid Deal
Corn and wheat lobbyists are making the rounds in Washington, D.C., and trying to get a better trade-aid deal for their growers than they got in the first round.  The Hagstrom Report said soybean growers made out much better in the first round of trade aid because they were hit hardest when China stopped accepting soybean imports.  U....
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
In response to the Department of Agriculture’s tariff mitigation package, the National Corn Growers Association said the plan “won’t make up for lost markets.” The organization reiterated its call for the Administration to rescind tariffs, secure trade agreements and allow for year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol; “no-cost actions that would allow for the marketplace to drive demand.”   NC
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
The EPA plans to complete formal repeal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in April. Politico reports an updated regulatory agenda from the White House also shows a replacement rule is scheduled for proposal in May. A final version of the rule is not expected until June 2019...
Farm Leaders Push Importance of Trade Agreements
Farm Leaders Push Importance of Trade Agreements
Farm Leaders Push Importance of Trade Agreements
How important is trade to farmers? A House Ag Subcommittee heard testimony from many in the ag industry about what trade means and what they’d like to see going forward.   Wesley Spurlock with the National Corn Growers Association said, “We need our new administration, as they go in and they work to rewrite NAFTA and bring it up to a newer level, we need that trade, we need to be out talking to Ja