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Blockchain Technology Coming to Agriculture, Livestock Uses Promising
(DENVER, CO) While you may have heard of bitcoin, an alternative to a traditional currency […]
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U.S. Ethanol Industry Struggling Amid Massive Export Decline
(WASHINGTON, DC) For the first time since last September, domestic ethanol exports fell to 99.6 […]
Corn Pollination Running Three Weeks Late in Midwest
(WESTMINSTER, CO) Pollination is the most critical phase of development for determining corn yields. Corn […]
China Buys U.S. Rice For First-Time in History
(GUANGZHOU, CHINA) While many American farmers are pinned down by retaliatory tariffs from China, and […]
Food Insecurity Greatest in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
(WASHINGTON, DC) Food insecurity is the lack of access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food, […]
Producer Sentiment Climbs in June With USDA Announcement
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Ag producer sentiment rebounded in June as farmers’ expressed a more optimistic […]
No Record Expected, But Large Direct Payments Coming
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) While producers wait for the USDA to release meaningful information about how […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Sid Miller
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Sid Miller, Commissioner for Texas Agriculture (www.TDA.gov) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190701.mp3
Homemade Hamburger Costs Increase This Summer Over 2018
(WASHINGTON, DC) If your afternoon picnic includes cheeseburgers, they will be a bit pricier than […]
USDA Researchers Create 320 New Inventions in 2018
(SALINAS, CA) USDA released its annual Technology Transfer Report last week, which highlights innovations from […]
Trump Says Weekend Meeting With Xi Went Well
(OSAKA, JAPAN) President Trump told reporters at the recent G-20 meetings in Japan that the […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Megan Eikner
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Megan Eikner http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190628.mp3
SE Asian Hog Herd Declines, U.S.Herd Expands
(WASHINGTON, DC) As Southeast Asia is losing their hog population to death and culling from […]
Farm Bill Implementation Outlined for Credit and Trade Titles
(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 […]
Corn Plantings Higher, Soybeans, Cotton and Wheat Lower
(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 80 million acres of soybeans planted […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Kristy Slough
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Kristy Slough http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190627.mp3
USDA Outlines Farm Bill Implementation Update on Conservation
(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 […]
All But Four Congressional Members Represent Agricultural Districts
(WASHINGTON, DC) Nebraska Rep. Adrian Smith represents the top producing Congressional District in the United […]
African Swine Fever Expands, Chinese Buying From Argentina
(ROME, ITALY) Losses from African swine fever (ASF) continue to mount across Southeast Asia as […]
$64 Billion in Benefits With Increased Broadband Access
(WASHINGTON, DC) If access to broadband and adoption of digital agricultural technologies matched producer demand, […]
Trade Tensions Leading to Decline in Consumer Confidence
(WASHINGTON, DC) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined in June, following an increase in […]
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill Implementation
(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 […]
Agricultural Exports Support More Than One-Million Jobs
(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports support output, employment, income, and purchasing power in the overall […]
Growing Pessimism in Corn and Soybean Crop Forecasts
(STATE COLLEGE, PA) New estimates for corn and soybean yield for 2019 are even lower […]
Changing Bankruptcy Code For Farmers Could Decrease Credit
(WASHINGTON, DC) A proposed change to the Bankruptcy Code could have adverse effects for the […]
USDA Announces Feral Swine Control and Eradication Program
(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA announced the establishment of a new Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot […]
Rising Imports, Declining Exports Lower Ag Trade Surplus
(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports are projected to total $137 billion this fiscal year (FY) […]
Chinese Textile Industry and U.S. Cotton Farmers Struggling
(WASHINGTON, DC) As the U.S.-China trade war drags on, the textile industry is feeling the […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Scott Strawn
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Scott Strawn http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190621.mp3
USDA to Acquire National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
(WASHINGTON, DC) Officials from USDA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a Memorandum […]
USDA Announces One-time Change to Prevented Planting Requirements
(WASHINGTON, DC) As historic weather events continue to stall planting in the midwest, USDA is […]
African Swine Fever Losses Growing, Laos Latest Casualty
(ROME, ITALY) African swine fever continues to wreak havoc across Southeast Asia as the country […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Erin Jones Gray
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Erin Jones Gray http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190620.mp3
Definition of Efficiency Displayed in Domestic Beef Production
(WASHINGTON, DC) Over the last 50 years, U.S. beef production steadily increased by 25 percent […]
Crop Insurance the Focus of House Subcommittee Hearing
(WASHINGTON, DC) Members of a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management […]
Mexico Ratifies USMCA While Canada and U.S. Procrastinate
(WASHINGTON, DC) As House Democratic leadership sets its priorities before the August recess, one key […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Curtis Preston
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Curtis Preston http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190619.mp3
USDA and USFRA Sign Agreement Promoting U.S. Agriculture
(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA and the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) signed a Memorandum of […]
House Members Tackling Nutrition Assistance and Farm Crisis
(WASHINGTON, DC) The House Agriculture Committee continues it’s oversight work this week as two subcommittees […]
Lighthizer Questions Lawmakers For Better Chinese Negotiation Plan
(WASHINGTON, DC) Based upon a “very unbalanced relationship with China”, American jobs are at risk. […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. Calvin Trostle
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. Calvin Trostle http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190618.mp3
Planting Delays Leads to Reality of Smaller Crops
(LUBBOCK, TX) Planting delays are real, and the question now becomes whether the United States […]
United States Called to Answer Potential WTO Abuses
(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) Seven trading nations are calling out the United States regarding the second round […]
Trump Tweets Positive Message Regarding Chinese Trade Impasse
(WASHINGTON, DC) Next week the leaders of China and the United States are expected to […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Blaine Reed
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Blaine Reed http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190617.mp3
Daily AgriLife Report: Kerry Siders
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Kerry Siders http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190607.mp3
Daily AgriLife Report: Nik Clarkson
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Nik Clarkson http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190604.mp3
Researchers Closing on Natural Antibiotic Alternative in Pigs
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Agricultural scientists are studying a natural antimicrobial enzyme as a possible alternative […]
Prices Received By Farmers Increase; Prices Paid Follow
(WASHINGTON, DC) Farmers and ranchers were able to sell their commodities, overall, for a little […]
Prices, Weather and Trade Undercut Outlook for Farmers
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Ag producer sentiment in May dropped to its lowest level since October […]