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Canadian dairy tech company wins $1 million to locate in Buffalo
edairynews | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Agriculture NewsSomaDetect is the grand prize winner of the fourth annual 43North competition. The New York state-sponsored contest is meant to bring economic development to western New York by awarding cash and incubator space to winners who pitch ideas from all over the world. SomaDetect’s sensor technology allows farmers to detect illness in cows or impurities in milk. The company was established in Fredericton, New Brunswick, but must operate in Buffalo for at least a year.The runner-up company, Squire, received $650,000 during Thursday night’s awards.
Wind Energy's Expansion in Nebraska Creates Sharp New Divide
US News and World Report | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Energy, SARL Members and Alumni NewsMany of Nebraska's neighbors are national leaders in wind energy, and advocates say the state could easily join them.But as wind energy has grown in Nebraska, so has a fervent resistance from mostly rural landowners and lawmakers who view the turbines as noisy, heavily subsidized eyesores that lead to lower property values.The pushback was clear last year, when Lancaster and Gage counties approved noise restrictions that effectively halted several proposed wind farms.
John Block: Renewable Fuels
OFW Law | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Agriculture, Energy NewsAt this time when farmers are suffering with low prices for corn and soybeans, the EPA is making a move that could cut the biodiesel mandate by as much as 315 million gallons. This is not good news for the biodiesel or ethanol businesses. It’s not good news for corn and soybean farmers. We thought the Renewable Fuels Standard and biofuels mandates were all settled for next year, but I guess we were wrong.
Reports shared with county legislators that details labor difficulties for dairy farmers
The Batavian | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Agriculture, Federal NewsIf the current administration in the White House was successful in closing the southern border and deporting all migrant farm workers, it would be devastating to Upstate's economy according to a report prepared earlier this year by Farm Credit East.
Group opposes Oklahoma state checkoff fee
Meat + Poultry | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe Organization for Competitive Markets is continuing to push back against checkoff fees with its latest complaint filed with the Office of the Inspector General of the US Dept. of Agriculture. The group alleges that the Oklahoma Beef Council and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association are improperly influencing a checkoff vote.
U.S. Chamber warns U.S. demands could torpedo NAFTA talks
Reuters | Posted onOctober 10, 2017 in Agriculture, Federal NewsThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to moderate its stance in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, describing some of Washington’s demands as “poison pill proposals” that could doom the talks. Thomas Donohue, the chamber’s president and chief executive, will raise a red flag about the progress of the negotiations, according to advance excerpts of a speech he was due to make in Mexico City on Tuesday morning.The group has argued repeatedly in recent weeks that NAFTA is critical to U.S.
Providing revenue protection for the dairy industry
edairynews | Posted onOctober 9, 2017 in Agriculture, Federal Newshe dairy state of Wisconsin, for example, has lost 20 percent of its dairy farms within the last five years. Despite the loss in total farms, Wisconsin still produced a record 30 billion pounds of milk in 2016. A similar thing is happening in most states, Utah included. The 2014 USDA Farm Bill included voluntary dairy farmer participation in the Margin Protection Program-Dairy (MPP). The purpose of this federal dairy income safety net was to protect the margins between milk prices and the cost of feeds cows eat.
Potash Corporation: Has The Agriculture Cycle Returned?
Seeking Alpha | Posted onOctober 9, 2017 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsPotash Corporation plans to acquire Agrium and achieve substantial synergies through this acquisition.
This Startup Is Engineering Crops That Can Fertilize Themselves
Fast Company | Posted onOctober 9, 2017 in Agriculture News“The idea is that it would be able to let you reduce–and maybe ultimately replace–synthetic nitrogen fertilizer,” says Jason Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Gingko Bioworks, a Boston-based genetic engineering company, which partnered with Bayer, the multinational biochem company, to launch the new, as-yet-unnamed ag-tech startup.
Why Mann Packing is removing non-GMO labels as major brands add them
PR Week | Posted onOctober 9, 2017 in NewsOne year ago, Mann Packing went through the process of getting some of its vegetable products Non-GMO Project Verified. Now, the company is trying to distance itself from non-GMO labeling.The company is removing the non-GMO verified check from its single-cut lettuce products in its next print run, which could take place next month, said Gina Nucci, Mann’s director of corporate marketing.