| Expert says pork producers should be ready for disease |
| It’s been almost four years since the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus shook the American pork industry, but veterinarians and other experts are warning producers not to become complacent with biosecurity, as three serious foreign animal diseases (FADs) are spreading rapidly through other countries. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| Simmons: Reinvention could help animal ag beat a 'credibility crisis' |
| Some might say the biggest challenge of the agricultural industry is simply communicating with consumers. At the recent Agri-Biosciences Innovation Summit in Indianapolis, Elanco President Jeff Simmons dissected the problem and offered solutions on a conceptual level. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| USDA study charts farm payment shifts to larger farms since 1999 |
| A new report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) documents the shift in payment distribution of government farm payments to larger farms operated by higher-income households. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| Despite challenges, Illinois soybean test plots fare well |
| Given that hundreds of growers were forced to replant because of soggy conditions during the late spring, herbicide drifting in early summer, and drought-like conditions later in the season, most soybean plots in Illinois did fairly well. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| Henderson: NAFTA’s value to U.S. ag is not overrated |
| However a farmer regards the finer points of free trade deals, a number of economists and politicians say maintaining a friendly export market is critical to the finances of U.S. agriculture. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| USB welcomes new leaders, talks high-oleic bean growth |
| The United Soybean Board (USB) welcomed its new leadership team, and a new CEO, and received updates on soy checkoff projects designed to help preserve and expand demand for the record soybean volumes harvested in the United States. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| Illinois father and son killed by gas explosion while tiling |
| A father and son were killed when a natural gas pipeline struck by a tiling machine exploded on their family farm in Illinois. Two other people survived, but they could be facing long recoveries. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| ITC in favor of NBB in imports case with Argentina and Indonesia |
| The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Dec. 5 voted 4-0 in favor of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Fair Trade Coalition’s position that the industry has suffered injury due to unfairly subsidized imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| More farm effort needed to cut Lake Erie algal blooms |
| The outbreak of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie in 2017 was the fourth-worst since tracking began 15 years ago, according to the director of The Ohio State University’s Stone Lab. |
| 12/13/2017 |
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| Views and opinions: Artist helping an Iowa FFA chapter with its fundraising |
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| 12/7/2017 |
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