The 2018 farm bill has passed, and there will be no disruption in services from expiration of the last bill on Sept. 30, if President Trump signs the new bill this week, as was expected at press time. It will be the first farm bill passed in the same year that the former farm bill expires, since 1990.
Illinois bill seeks to further limit scope of livestock antibiotic use
A piece of proposed legislation that would further limit the scope of antibiotic use in livestock is in the early stages of Senate deliberation in the Illinois General Assembly.
EPA, Corps WOTUS revisions face public comment period
Fulfilling President Donald Trump’s pledge to repeal and replace the federal Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule established by his predecessor’s EPA, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers last week announced a new definition.
Despite protests, USDA expected to proceed with ERS, NIFA relocations
The USDA is expected next month to name the new sites to house an estimated 700 federal employees from the agency’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) – moving the critical operations out of the nation’s capital.
Indiana father and son bringing high-yield course home in 2019
A pair of champion grain producers will be coming to Indiana to teach farmers how to go beyond the high yields they already attain. The instruction will be during a three-year class, with the first sessions taking place Jan. 9-10, 2019, in the Plymouth area.
OFU not on board with tariffs, but not all producers dislike it
The Ohio Farmers Union (OFU) has for decades opposed the United State’s free-trade policy; however, it is not in support of President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs.
Just a few years ago, U.S. swine farmers were dealing with a rash of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) cases, to the extent that in 2014 USDA imposed a rule for any positive diagnoses to be reported to a producer’s state and for the producer to craft a mandatory herd management plan going forward.
