A news release yesterday from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) stated that, “[RMA] is reminding producers that their crop insurance premiums for the 2019 crop year are due January 31. Under this change, policies that do not have the premium paid by January 31, 2020, will have interest attach on February 1, calculated from the… Continue Reading
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USDA Reminds Producers to Pay Their Crop Insurance Premiums by January 31
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FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in Agriculture Risk Loss and Price Loss Coverage Programs
An update yesterday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “[FSA] encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk Loss (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year. “Although more than 200,000 producers have enrolled to date, FSA anticipates 1.5 million… Continue Reading
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Farmers and State Officials Saying the New USDA Rules for Hemp are Too Onerous
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported earlier this week that, “The Trump administration has built a track record of reducing or eliminating regulations, yet farmers and state officials are saying the new USDA rules for hemp are too onerous and would harm hemp production already happening in their states. “Complaints are coming in from… Continue Reading
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France Sees Sharp Increase in Businesses Created, Start-Up Boom
Michael Pooler reported late last month at The Financial Times Online that, “Justine Hutteau embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that France hopes can flourish. Little more than six months since the 25 year-old’s natural deodorant brand went on sale, the business has expanded its workforce from two to 16. “‘We aim to launch a new product… Continue Reading
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Should EPA Consider Petitions to Change the Point of Obligation in the RFS?
Earlier this month, DTN writer Todd Neeley reported that, “Should the EPA consider petitions to change the point of obligation in the Renewable Fuel Standard? “It’s a question brought before the agency numerous times via petitions but never fully addressed in rulemaking. “Valero Energy Corp. and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers petitioned the United… Continue Reading
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Midcourse Correction for Real Estate and Crowdfunding
Wall Street Journal writer Konrad Putzier reported this week that, “Dan Miller became a pioneer of real-estate crowdfunding about eight years ago by selling stakes in mainstream property such as hotels, apartment buildings and offices to small-time investors via the internet. “Today, he is focused on property with an environmental bent, backing urban farms in… Continue Reading
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American M&A Rose in 2019, as European and Asian Transactions Declined
Arash Massoudi, James Fontanella-Khan and Eric Platt reported late last month at The Financial Times Online that, “Dealmakers outside the US cast an envious eye towards their American counterparts in 2019. As cross-border mergers and acquisitions plummeted to their lowest level since 2013, US companies struck big transactions at home, accounting for 15 out of… Continue Reading
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EPA, Corps of Engineers Face Third Lawsuit on WOTUS Rule
DTN writer Todd Neeley reported today that, “Fourteen states, the city of New York and the District of Columbia have asked a federal court to vacate the latest EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers action on the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule and apply a significant nexus test when regulating waters… Continue Reading
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Plant-Based Food Makers Are Targeting Pork
Wall Street Journal writers Jacob Bunge and Heather Haddon reported this week that, “After biting into the U.S. burger business, plant-based food makers are targeting pork. “Impossible Foods Inc. said Monday that it will introduce imitation ground pork and sausage, including a patty for a new sandwich at dozens of Burger King restaurants later this… Continue Reading
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Online Consumer-Products Startups Finding Success Depends on Getting on Shelves
Last month, Wall Street Journal writer Sharon Terlep reported that, “American shoppers will buy almost anything online. But when it comes to household mainstays, from razors to tampons, the old-fashioned store still beckons. “That reality is hitting some of the world’s biggest consumer-products companies, which collectively have invested billions of dollars in startups in recent… Continue Reading
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