Overall, USDA is seeking a reduction in discretionary outlays of $2.638 billion from what it is projected to receive in FY 2014 under the continuing resolution.The House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on agriculture will hold a hearing on Friday with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack testifying about the department's FY 2015 budget request. This is the first in a series of events and deadlines for the appropriations process. The subcommittee has also announced that members' submission requests must be received by 31 March 2014. The Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on agriculture will hold a hearing on 4 April. Much of what Secretary Vilsack has to say has been previewed by the president's FY 2015 budget proposal. O...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
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