Entries for March 2018
RECENT NEWS
14 Mar 2018
(Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled “Rebuilding Infrastructure in America: Administration Perspectives.” Secretary Perdue was joined by Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Labor Se...
14 Mar 2018
(WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14, 2018) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation at 10:00 a.m. ET today. These are the Secretary's remarks submitted to the record. They are embargoed until the conclusion of the hearing.
14 Mar 2018
(Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach today issued the following statement regarding an agreement among Congressional leaders to address concerns with recent changes to Section 199A of the federal tax code. Some agriculture stakeholders had r...
14 Mar 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA has officially ended a rule on organic livestock and poultry practices that the Obama administration sought to implement at the tail end of the administration's tenure last year. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule would have required a certain amount of space -- both ind...
14 Mar 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/14/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 113 WEEK T0 DATE: 17,625 STEERS 113 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,096 WEEK TO DATE: 14,827 STEERS 651 205.00-207.00 205.00-207.00 205.97 ...