Idaho lawmakers expect to have to deal with more proposals addressing animal cruelty this year, an issue that resulted in a lot of debate and heated rhetoric last year.
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Business, government and academic leaders will address the implications of China’s upcoming leadership change and will discuss the country’s diverse market and regulations. Keynote speaker Manny Menendez told the Capital Press he will focus on Idaho agriculture and offer advice on how to succeed in China.
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Officials representing Idaho potato growers in contract negotiations with processors say a top priority has been recouping increased chemical costs to protect fields from zebra chip, a new disease to the region.
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The Idaho Barley Commission is considering creating a $1 million research endowment with the University of Idaho, a move that could result in the state checkoff fee for Idaho's 1,500 barley producers increasing 1 cent per hundredweight.
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The national Census of Agriculture — which was to seek more specific data on Internet use and alternative energy production on farms, ranches and dairies — is due Feb. 4.
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Unit sales of all tractors climbed more than 10 percent in 2012, with large machines seeing the biggest surge, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
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The Federal Reserve predicts U.S. farm income could decline in 2013, but it depends upon how long the drought continues.
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The U.S. Potato Board has authored a report seeking to explain why fresh potato sales in stores appear to be declining, though health perceptions about spuds are improving and consumers report eating them more often.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a new loan program to help small farmers, including growers who want to take advantage of the soaring interest in locally produced food.
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Idaho farmers became much less reliant on government payments last year and earned a larger share of their income from the marketplace.
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While many small farmers and packers will be exempt from recently proposed federal food safety rules, experts say they may still be affected. Food companies will likely be reluctant to buy crops for raw consumption from growers who don't comply.
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Idaho now ranks No. 3 out of 11 Western states in terms of total crop and livestock production value and is closing in on the No. 2 spot. With a total of $7.4 billion in farm-gate receipts in 2011, Idaho passed Colorado to grab the third spot behind Washington and California.
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman opened the organization's annual meeting Sunday by calling on Congress to "enact the kind of (farm bill) reforms that the Senate and House Agriculture Committee have approved."
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Idaho agriculture set a record for total net farm income in 2012 despite the fact that expenses also reached a record level.
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Gov. Butch Otter's proposal to help ranchers and other landowners create four more volunteer fire protection associations in Idaho was welcomed by the cattle industry.
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Gov. Butch Otter's proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 includes an additional $1 million for agricultural research and extension services and a small increase in general fund dollars for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
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Idaho agriculture set records for total farm-gate receipts and net farm income in 2012, but not all sectors of the state's farming economy had a good year.
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A group that represents irrigators is concerned about proposed changes to Rocky Mountain Power's program that pays them to shut off pumps during times of peak demand.
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The Food and Drug Administration has proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens.
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Minnesota U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said Jan. 2 he’s so upset that Congress passed only a short extension of the 2008 Farm Bill that he won’t work on a new version without assurances from congressional leaders it will get a vote.
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Commodity groups say they are disappointed with an extension of the 2008 Farm Bill passed by Congress. The stopgap measure prevents a major hike in crop price support levels — including one that could have sent milk prices spiraling — but will retain subsidies that seemed destined for change last year.
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A potential doubling of milk prices will be averted as part of the compromise that White House and congressional bargainers reached on wide-ranging legislation to avert the "fiscal cliff."
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