An update on Monday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “[USDA] today announced that seed cotton producers, who want to participate in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2018 crop year, may now submit applications. The signup period begins today and ends on Dec. 7, 2018…. Continue Reading
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Homeownership Rate Climbs, But Remains Historically Low
Wall Street Journal writer Josh Mitchell reported late last week that, “The U.S. homeownership rate continues to climb, with more Americans benefiting from the sharp rise in home values in recent years. “The downside: Homeownership remains historically low. It has risen tepidly this year despite strong economic growth. “The share of homes in which at least… Continue Reading
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USDA Update: “EU Court Extends GMO Directive to New Plant Breeding Techniques”
A report on Friday from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (“EU Court Extends GMO Directive to New Plant Breeding Techniques,” by Jennifer Lappin) stated that, “On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated as genetically modified organisms (GMOs)… Continue Reading
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Chinese Venture Capital Funding into American Technologies Continues at Record Pace
Wall Street Journal writers Kate O’Keeffe and Eliot Brown reported earlier this month that, “Tighter national security reviews have curbed Chinese deal-making in the U.S., but a new study shows China is pouring money into cutting-edge American technologies at a record pace this year through loosely regulated venture capital investments. “Chinese foreign-direct investment into the U.S.,… Continue Reading
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New Home Sales Fall in June, But Above Last Year
A news release from the Census Bureau on Wednesday stated that, “Sales of new single-family houses in June 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 631,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 5.3 percent below the revised May… Continue Reading
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Texas Congressman: State Tax Policy Driving Startups to the Lone Star State
Jade Scipioni reported recently at Fox Business Online that, “Entrepreneurs are ditching Silicon Valley and heading south to Texas instead to launch their startups, according to a congressman from the Lone Star State. “Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo [July 19th] that the Texas is seeing an influx of new companies recently. “Among the… Continue Reading
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Home Sales Slumped in the Second Quarter
Laura Kusisto and Sharon Nunn reported on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal that, “Home sales slumped in the second quarter despite what was likely the strongest period for U.S. growth in years, the latest sign that the economic expansion faces headwinds. “Existing-home sales slipped 0.6% in June from the previous month to a… Continue Reading
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European Court of Justice to Rule on Gene-Edited Crops
Reuters writer Ben Hirschler reported on Friday that, “Gene editing in agriculture takes center stage next Wednesday when Europe’s highest court rules in a case that could determine the fate of the technology that is already making waves in the field of medicine. “The European Union has long restricted the use of genetically modified organisms… Continue Reading
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Startup Helps With Home Subscription Sales of Household Products
Wall Street Journal writers Rob Copeland and Sharon Terlep reported earlier this month that, “Colgate-Palmolive Co. is turning to an online startup to help it sell products like toothpaste through a home-subscription service, the latest experiment by a big household-products maker to cut out traditional retailers as sales shift online. “Colgate, which has been selling its… Continue Reading
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Dicamba Beyond the Soybean Fields
DTN writer Emily Unglesbee reported today that, “Images of cupped soybean fields have come to symbolize the dicamba injury crisis underway in farm country in the U.S. But what happens when chemicals like dicamba move beyond the soybean fields of commercial farmers onto the property of rural homeowners, business owners and organic and specialty crop… Continue Reading
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