Producers: Check with insurer about makeshift grain storage
With the current surplus of grain, some Midwest producers are running out of space to store their stockpiles, opting to store some of it in a makeshift capacity – and grain insurers say it is important to check with policyholders to be sure such conditions are insured.
Minnesota seed seller disputes ‘low-lignin’ claim for rival alfalfa
Forage Genetics Intl. (FGI), a leading global forage technology company, filed suit recently in U.S. District Court in Minnesota against Alforex Seeds for advertising claims regarding its Hi-Gest alfalfa.
Three months after his nomination, former Georgia Gov. George “Sonny” Perdue III was confirmed as the nation’s new secretary of agriculture. The final vote in the Senate was late in the day April 24.
Perdue’s USDA goals include customer service, trade sales
New USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue started his tenure last week by calling on USDA employees to treat farmers and consumers across America as their customers. He hit the ground running, meetingwith President Trump and farmers in aroundtable then, later in the week, withmembers of Congress to discuss agricultural concerns.
