Secretary of Agriculture Sunny Perdue has announced that the President approved the second round of payments on the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) that is designed to lessen the effect felt by tariffs from China. President Trump tweeted out saying “Today I am making good on my promise to defend our farmers’ and ranchers from unjustified trade…
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Make plans now to attend the NC Commodities Conference Jan. 9-11, 2019 at the Sheraton Imperial in Durham, N.C. It’s the annual gathering of the NCSPA, the NC Small Grain Growers Association, Corn Growers Association of NC and the NC Cotton Producers Association. This year Commissioner Troxler will provide an update on agriculture in the…
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Finally wrapping up harvest? Once it’s completed, you might start thinking of what needs to be done for next year. Weed management is a task to think about any time. Richard Zollinger, extension weed scientist at North Dakota State University recommends four after-harvest weed-management practices you can do now that will give you a head start on…
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The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is urging Congress to act before the end of this year and provide a multiyear extension of the expired biodiesel and renewable diesel tax incentive. NBB is respectfully asking Congress, at a minimum, to extend the tax incentive for 2018 and 2019. Congress must approve remaining appropriations bills or a…
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With the excessive rain we’ve seen over the last 6 weeks, getting soybeans out of the field has been a challenge. NCDA reports that only 65% of the soybeans have been harvested as of last Monday. This means many growers will have trouble getting all their beans out of the field by the December 10…
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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met this weekend during the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Soon after, the White House released a statement that the two countries had potentially agreed to de-escalate the current trade friction and continue negotiations. In return for the U.S. not raising the current 10% tariff to 25% on January…
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Yesterday, the NC General Assembly passed the Hurricane Florence Supplemental Act (SB 823) which included $240 million for the NCDA Ag Disaster Program. The bill was passed unanimously by both chambers and is now on its way to Governor Cooper’s desk for final approval. Farmers with damage from Tropical Storm Michael may also be eligible for disaster assistance from the…
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2018 has been a challenging year for many North Carolina soybean producers and many are still harvesting, but as the season comes to a close it is never too early to start to think about putting practices in place to increase yields in 2019. Farmers should consider the following for their management plan as they…
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Farmers already using data management systems know what an impact access to farm level data can have on decision-making every day. But that is just the beginning. Data companies are enhancing products and partnering with other innovative companies to be able to provide more insights and tell a more robust story. The next step will…
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There are undoubtedly many benefits to harnessing the power of data management, but the options are many. And, once a system has been implemented it takes a lot of time to use it properly, both to learn how to use it and to analyze the data so it can be used. There can challenges with…
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The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the registration for two years for over-the-top use of dicamba to control weeds in cotton and soybean fields. This registration will be valid until Dec 2020. “EPA understands that dicamba is a valuable pest control tool for America’s farmers with pest control san diego,” said EPA Acting Administrator Andrew…
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On October 15, 2018, the NC General Assembly established the Hurricane Florence Agricultural Disaster Program of 2018. This program is a one-time assistance program from producers who had losses occurred during the storm. The program will be administered by the NC Department of Agriculture. Applications must be submitted from November 7th to December 10th, 2018 to receive assistance. The program…
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