National & World Ag News Headlines
Biden to Name Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
USAgNet - 12/11/2020 President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative. By selecting Ms. Tai, now chief trade counsel for the Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, Biden would signal his intention to start working swiftly on
pending trade issues while working with allies to confront growing economic competition from China.
Her immediate tasks will include the implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and deciding what to do with contentious tariffs implemented during the Trump administration. The Wall Street Journal also reports that she will play a role in
Wisconsin Ag News Headlines
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/11/2020 New estimates from the USDA give us an indication of what counties produced the most winter wheat and oat crops during the past growing season. The agency says Fond du Lac County was the largest winter wheat producing county in Wisconsin in 2020
with about 667,000 bushels. Dane and Dodge Counties were second and third; with south central Wisconsin being the largest wheat producing district.
Dane County was also the highest yielding county at 83.5 bushels per acre. Dodge and Columbia Counties had the next two highest yields at 82.0 and 79.0 bushels, respectively. Juneau County had the lowest yield at 46.0 bushels per acre.
Courtesy of ISU Program for woman dairy producers will be offered by ISU Extension online in 2021.
Dec 10, 2020
Instead of holding in-person meetings for its annual Boots in the Barn program, Iowa State University Extension will host it virtually in early 2021. This annual educational program is a three-part series for women involved in a dairy operation or industry, and will be held as a webinar series. The webinars will be Jan. 22 and 29, and Feb. 5, via Zoom from noon to 1:15 p.m. each day.
The Jan. 22 session will feature Sarah Adcock, assistant professor in animal welfare research at the University of Wisconsin. Adcock will discuss pain management for disbudding, and steps producers can take to stay ahead of consumer concerns and changing industry standards for this procedure.
National & World Ag News Headlines
Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations
USAgNet - 12/10/2020 A judge has ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and fined Tony and Joshua Brown of Armstrong, Iowa, a $76,000 penalty for violating the federal Clean Water Act. The brothers, doing business as Riverview Cattle, discharged
pollutants from their cattle feedlot on 41 days into the East Fork of the Des Moines River, according to the judge s ruling. We are encouraged by Judge Coughlin s ruling, said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7 s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. Animal feedlot pollution is a serious threat to our nation s waters and this ruling sends the right message that