Author Archives: Rusty Halvorson
EU/U.S. Plan to End Steel Tariffs Good News for Agriculture
The U.S. and the European Union plan to settle the dispute about longstanding steel and aluminum tariffs by November 1. Capital Press says it's good news for America's steel industry, and that indirec...
Aug 04, 2021 Kevin Casey Fleming
Ag Economy Barometer Holds Steady
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of sharp declines. The July reading is 134, down only three points from June. Both producers' sentiment regarding curr...
Aug 04, 2021 CME Group
Barchart Raises U.S. Crop Forecasts on Higher Yields, Cuts Canadian Wheat Prediction
Barchart released its August 2021 Yield and Production forecasts for U.S. crops. "Our forecasts for U.S. field crop production have been revised higher on the back of increased yield expectations for ...
Aug 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S. November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Vilsack to Continue Focus on Wildfire, Drought in California
Today and Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will travel to California. On Wednesday, Secretary Vilsack will join Governor Gavin Newsom for a briefing on the August Complex in Glenn Coun...
Aug 04, 2021 Jonathan Lidbeck / CC
Chapters Share Agriculture Education with Local Elementaries
FFA Chapters across the country are sharing the story of agriculture with their local elementary students. The National FFA Organization teamed up with Zoetis, the Indiana State Fair and the LEAP Foun...
Aug 03, 2021 US Department of Education / CC
Richardson International Completes Acquisition of U.S. Durum Miller, Italgrani USA
Richardson International Limited subsidiary, Richardson Oilseed (U.S.) Holdings Limited, has successfully closed on an agreement to purchase Italgrani USA Inc., the single largest North American durum...
Aug 03, 2021 Italgrani USA durum mill, St. Louis, Missouri. (CNW Group/Richardson International Ltd.)
NCBA Pleased with Southern Border Legislation
Late last week, Texas Republican Representative August Pfluger introduced the bipartisan RAPID Act. "RAPID" stands for Reimbursing Agriculture Producers for Immigration Damages. Other members of the T...
Aug 03, 2021 EdmondMeinfelder / CC
EPA and Army Corps Announce Next Steps on Writing WOTUS
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army announced plans for community engagements to let people know about their efforts to revise the definition of "WOTUS," or the Waters of the U.S rule. Th...
Aug 03, 2021 Photo Credit: SDSU Extension
Groups Petition to Relist Gray Wolf as Endangered Species
Last week, a coalition of 70 groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to re-list the gray wolf on the Endangered Species Act. The gray wolf has been protected under the A...
Aug 03, 2021 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / CC
N.D. Leaders Experience 4-H Livestock Showmanship
Several state leaders got a first-hand look into the world of 4-H livestock showmanship today as they tried their hand at showing livestock, with 4-H youth as judges, at the North Dakota State Fair in...
Aug 02, 2021 A 4-H'er judges state leaders in the sheep competition during the North Dakota Leaders 4-H Showmanship Contest at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. (NDSU photo)
