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Over 100 Congressmen Urge USDA to Prepare for COOL Ruling

2014-08-04 16:06:00| National Hog Farmer

P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. If the United States loses the World Trade Organization case concerning country-of-origin labeling (COOL), a bipartisan group of 112 Congressmen is urging the administration to immediately rescind the current COOL rule while Congress finds a permanent legislative solution. read more

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USDA Extends Livestock Disaster Deadline

2014-08-04 15:58:00| National Hog Farmer

P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agricultures Farm Service Agency announced that it has extended the deadline for the 2012 and 2013 Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) until Aug. 15. read more

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USDA Weather update: Mostly dry and hot; crops thriving with soil moisture reserves

2014-08-01 05:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: USDA Mostly dry weather prevailed in the Midwest, except for locally heavy showers in North Dakota, northern Minnesota, and the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. Despite a July drying trend, most Midwestern corn and soybeans continued to thrive due to near- to below-normal temperatures and abundant soil moisture reserves. read more

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BIO Welcomes USDA Report on Farm and Forest GHG Measurement

2014-07-31 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

USDA's report titled "Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture and Forestry: Methods for Entity-Scale Inventory" outlines science-based methods for quantifying changes in carbon emissions and storage at the local farm and forest operation and can help farmers and forest landowners participate in emerging carbon markets. Methodology sets transparent standard for measuring one important indicator of sustainability – greenhouse gas emissions – in biomass production. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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ELM Inc Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label

2014-07-30 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

GRUNDY CENTER, IA – ELM Inc announced it has earned the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Certified Biobased Product Label for ten products. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the products' amount of renewable biobased ingredients meets or exceeds levels set by USDA. Biobased products are finished or intermediate materials composed in whole or in significant part of renewable hydrocarbon from agricultural, forestry, or marine ingredients. ELM has had ...This story is related to the following:Food Processing and PreparationGreen & CleanSearch for suppliers of: Spray Lubricants | Chain Lubricants | Marine Grease | Lithium Grease |

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