2nd HPAI Monroe County backyard flock

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed the second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Monroe County near the Ohio border. State officials say the backyard flock is the second detection of the virus in the county this month and the seventh case in the state reported since the beginning of…… Continue Reading

Farm equipment sales drop for 18th straight month

An ag economist says farm equipment sales continue to struggle. Ernie Goss with Creighton University says the farm equipment index has fallen below growth neutral for an 18th straight month in the latest Rural Mainstreet Index. “That’s a real concern, particularly for Iowa where you’ve got an equipment sector that’s got very important linkages forward…… Continue Reading

Some Ag Dems say USDA is stiffing farmers

Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee are demanding answers from the U.S. Ag Secretary about recent staff firings. During Wednesday’s hearing, Minnesota’s Tina Smith said the committee’s efforts to address staffing shortages at the Farm Service Agency have gone out the window. “What the administration is doing right now goes absolutely counter to,…… Continue Reading

Greer confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative

Jamieson Greer is now the U.S. Trade Representative.  The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Greer as President Trump’s trade deal leader.  Greer’s nomination cleared the Senate with a 56-43 vote.  The former lawyer and Judge Advocate General in the Air Force served as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s chief of staff during Trump’s first…… Continue Reading

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