Bloomberg writer Charlie McGee reported earlier this month that, “A company that develops packaging for cotton bales harvested with Deere & Co. tractors says it’s facing Chinese knockoffs and wants a U.S. trade agency to block the copycats from entering the country. “Israel-based Tama Group and its U.S. unit filed a complaint on July 7… Continue Reading
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Deere Cotton-Bale Packager Files ITC Complaint Against Chinese Companies’ Knockoff
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Mortgage Rates Fall Below the 3% Mark
Orla McCaffrey reported today at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “In a year of financial firsts, this one stands out: Mortgage rates have fallen below the 3% mark. “The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 2.98%, mortgage-finance giant Freddie Mac FMCC -0.93% said Thursday, its lowest level in almost 50 years… Continue Reading
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Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Vacate Navigable Waters Protection Rule
DTN writer Todd Neeley reported earlier this week that, “The plaintiffs in one of several lawsuits challenging the Navigable Waters Protection Rule have asked a federal court to vacate the rule. “In a motion for summary judgment filed at the end of last week, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League alleges the EPA’s new rule… Continue Reading
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Latest Silicon Valley Start-Up Isn’t High Tech, so Much as an Old-School Alternative to the Farmers Market
Washington Post writer Heather Kelly reported recently that, “On a recent Friday night in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in California, a line of eight idling cars stretched out across the shared parking lot of the still-closed library and arts center. Most of the drivers had their trunk popped open and a piece of paper… Continue Reading
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“Business Interruption” Insurance Issues Persist During Pandemic
Leslie Scism reported late last month at The Wall Street Journal Online that, “One of the biggest legal fights in the history of insurance has begun. “A cavalcade of restaurateurs, retailers and others hurt by pandemic shutdowns have sued to force their insurers to cover billions in business losses. A video berating the industry ran… Continue Reading
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Additional Commodities Eligible for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
A news release yesterday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, “Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made other adjustments to the program based on comments received… Continue Reading
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Global Merger and Acquisition Deal Volume About Half of 2020
Bryce Elder reported earlier this month at The Financial Times Online that, “It has been a rotten year for bid rumours and a rotten year for bids. “Global merger and acquisition deal volume nearly halved year-on-year in the first six months of 2020 to $1.1tn, according to Dealogic data. That is the lowest haul in… Continue Reading
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Judge Casts Doubt on Bayer’s Roundup Settlement
Wall Street Journal writer Sara Randazzo reported yesterday that, “A federal judge cast doubt on Bayer AG’s proposal to neatly resolve all future lawsuits over the safety of its Roundup weedkiller, potentially snagging the German company’s attempts to move past the massive liability. “Bayer said recently it would pay up to $10.9 billion to settle… Continue Reading
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USDA Improves Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
A news release yesterday from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) stated that, “[USDA] today announced changes to several crop insurance policies improving options for producers, including introducing a new Quality Loss Option, a new unit structure assignment option for Enterprise Units (EU) and new procedures for Multi-County Enterprise Units (MCEU). “‘In addition to making the… Continue Reading
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USDA Announces Flexibilities for Producers Filing ‘Notice of Loss’ for Failed, Prevented Planted Acres
A news release last week from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) stated that, ” [USDA] is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s [FSA] is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to… Continue Reading
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