Growers have until June 3 to sign up for the USDA's ACRE program for 2013. It is designed to provide revenue insurance for loss of production or price decreases.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
ACRE awaits — AgMinute for May 8, 2013
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Easing fertilizer prices — AgMinute for May 7, 2013
Increased global production of urea is reducing prices for nitrogen fertilizers, with the downward trend likely to continue through the summer, experts say.
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Monday, May 06, 2013
Innate taters — AgMinute for May 6, 2013
Simplot Plant Sciences has introduced a new line of biotech potatoes using a patented technology that incorporates desirable traits from wild potato DNA into common commercial varieties.
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Friday, May 03, 2013
Pesticides pondered — AgMinute for May 3, 2013
An eagerly awaited report about endangered species has managed the rare feat of pleasing both environmentalists and the pesticide industry. The National Academy of Sciences report examines processes used by federal agencies to evaluate the risk that pesticides pose to protected species.
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Scuse nominated — AgMinute for May 2, 2013
The White House has named Michael Scuse as the Department of Agriculture's acting deputy secretary effective May 4, replacing Kathleen Merrigan, who is leaving the USDA.
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Court blasts deal — AgMinute for May 1, 2013
A settlement deal between government agencies and environmentalists over forest species sidestepped the public rule-making process, according to a federal appeals court.
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