| Views and opinions: Export loadings stronger, could surpass projections |
| Market Analysis by Karl Setzer |
| 6/28/2018 |
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| Communities can aid their distressed farm producers |
| Farm and Ranch Life by Dr. Rosmann |
| 6/28/2018 |
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| Cut from proposed farm bill would hurt rural businesses |
| Guest Opinion by Anna Johnson |
| 6/28/2018 |
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| USDA awards include $16.4M for Iowa, Ohio electric projects |
| During a June 7 visit to the Central Iowa Power Cooperative in Cedar Rapids, USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced the agency is investing $309 million in 16 projects to improve rural electric infrastructure in 12 states, which includes Iowa and Ohio. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| USDA trip to Japan focused on business, not politics |
| The focus of the trade trip to Japan earlier this month was on business, not on politics. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| CWD confirmed in Illinois reindeer: Discovery first in the U.S. |
| Chronic wasting disease (CWD) – a prion disease that causes brain and nerve issues – has been identified in a single reindeer in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced this month. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| Purdue: Soy tariffs could cut U.S. production 15 percent |
| President Donald Trump last month announced he would impose tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. China quickly retaliated, announcing it would target more than 100 American products, including pork, stainless steel pipe and aluminum scrap. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| WTO’s Ag Committee tackles India, China, Canada markets |
| From dairy to wheat, nations around the world faced tough questions from delegates at the June 11-12 World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Agriculture. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| Farm equipment sales may fall, from new metal tariffs |
| Commodity groups have reacted sharply to the latest round of tariff threats between the United States and China, expressing fears the sanctions could severely hurt prices and sales. The agricultural equipment sector is worried, as well. |
| 6/27/2018 |
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| House passes its farm bill; Senate poised to vote soon |
| The full U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote by week’s end on its Agriculture Committee’s draft farm bill, following last week’s narrow 213-211 House approval of its own Ag Committee version, which includes cuts of more than $20 billion over 10 years to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). |
| 6/27/2018 |
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