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Election has ripple effect on consumer food demand: report
meatingplace.com | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Federal NewsConsumers were significantly less likely to pay for food across several categories in November and last week's elections may have contributed to the sharp decline, according to Oklahoma State University's latest Food Demand Survey (FooDS) monthly survey. Ag economists say the decline in willingess-to-pay may reflect “post-election uncertainty,” as the surveys were completed just two and three days after the Nov. 8th vote.
Free webinars available on whole farm revenue protection
Center for Rural Affairs | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Federal NewsDo you produce fruits, vegetables or other specialty crops? Are you interested in protecting your crops with crop insurance, but struggling to find crop insurance that works for the diversity of fruits or vegetables you produce on your operation? Or maybe you’re a crop insurance agent who is interested in strengthening crop insurance options for specialty crop producers.
Fumonisin reported in corn in additional US state
Watt Ag Net | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Agriculture NewsThe new report of fumonisin in corn came from Nebraska. Previously confirmed reports of fumonisin in corn have come from: Missouri, Texas,Illinois, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Kansas
Dakota Access Pipeline Driven by ‘High-Risk Financing’ in Overbuilt Region; Little-Known Economic Weaknesses in Controversial Project
Institute for Energy Economics | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Energy NewsThe Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis today published a report noting weaknesses in the financing behind the Dakota Access Pipeline and questions around the long-term usefulness of the project. The report—“The High-Risk Financing Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline: A Potential Stranded Asset in the Bakken Region of North Dakota”— describes how the company behind the pipeline is under extreme financial to complete the project and how the pip
Interior finalizes methane rule, gets hit with industry lawsuit
EEnews | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Energy NewsThe Interior Department finalized a rule today designed to slash the volume of natural gas that's vented and flared each year into the atmosphere from roughly 100,000 wells on federal and tribal lands. The Methane and Waste Prevention Rule's goal is twofold: Reduce releases of methane, a greenhouse gas that's more than 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide, and ensure that taxpayers get a fair return on the use of federal lands by capturing flared gas that is not subjected to royalty payments.
New Weed Killer Arrives Amid Fears of Crop Damage
Wall Street Journal | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Agriculture NewsA newly approved herbicide will allow farmers to open a new front in their war against weeds next year, but some fear fallout for their own crops from illegal spraying of related chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday approved MonsantoCo.’s XtendiMax, a powerful new formulation of the powerful weed killer known as dicamba. Farmers and the company have said the new version is needed to combat pest plants that can choke out soybean and cotton plants, and which can’t be killed by other sprays.
How dogs sniff out invasive species of mussel in Montana
Christian Science Monitor | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Rural NewsThese canines were trained to detect zebra and quagga mussels, invasive species which have caused ecological problems in the US since first detected in the 1980s. Like their bomb-sniffing and drug-sniffing counterparts, these dogs have been trained to pick out the scent of zebra and quagga mussels in an attempt to identify the creatures before they take hold in a new area. These environmental watchdogs are typically deployed to boat-inspection sites to make sure any ships entering their domain are not carrying these unwanted stowaways.
30,000 chickens culled in Germany after bird flu detected
USA Today | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Federal NewsGerman authorities say a flock of 30,000 chickens has been destroyed in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein after a strain of bird flu was detected in their enclosure. The animals were killed Sunday and Monday as a precaution to try to contain the H5N8 strain of the virus, which can easily spread among birds but is not known to infect humans.
High-protein diet link to heart failure in older women studied
Meatingplace (registration required) | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Food NewsWomen over the age of 50 who follow a high-protein diet could be at higher risk for heart failure, especially if much of their protein comes from meat, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Colorado to test taxing drivers by the mile instead of at the pump
Denver Post | Posted onNovember 17, 2016 in Rural NewsStarting in December, state transportation officials will launch a program to test a new way to raise funds that could one day eliminate the need for the state’s 22-cent per gallon gas tax, which hasn’t been adjusted upward in more than two decades: Make motorists pay for every mile they drive. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Road Usage Charge Pilot Program will recruit 100 volunteers to track how far they drive and then “pay,” in theory, 1.2 cents per mile for their use of the road.