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Anna-Lisa Laca

When she’s not helping on the dairy, accomplished agriculture journalist Anna-Lisa Laca reports about all things agriculture—online, in social media and in print as the Online and Business Editor for Dairy Today and Top Producer. Laca, who served as Social Media Editor for Farm Journal early in her career, owns and runs a dairy with her husband, Scott, and grew up on a West Coast cow-calf operation. Follow @AnnaLaca1 Friend Anna-Lisa Laca

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Lawyer Says Hemp Legalities Will Be Worked Out Soon
The 2018 farm bill means the legalities around growing hemp across the country will soon be worked out.
November 11, 2020 12:18 AM
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USDA Delivered the Bearish Report Traders Expected
Corn carryout is higher yet and while domestic soybean ending stocks were lowered, global supplies are still abundant.
November 11, 2020 12:18 AM
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“The action by POET to idle plants in reaction to the SREs is unbelievably unfortunate and would be unnecessary if EPA would be following the letter of the law of the RFS,” Flory says. 
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POET To Idle Plants In Response To EPA Waivers
POET officials say the process to idle the plant will take several weeks, after which the plant will cease processing of over 30 million bushels of corn annually.
November 11, 2020 12:18 AM
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Lance Honig, crops branch chief of USDA National Ag Statistics Service, hosted #statchat on Monday to help clear up some questions. 
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Farmers, Analysts Question USDA Reports
Lance Honig, crops branch chief of USDA National Ag Statistics Service, hosted #statchat on Monday to help clear up some questions.
November 11, 2020 12:18 AM
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Just 8% of the nation’s corn crop is silking compared to 32% at this same time last year.
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Crop Progress Shows How Delayed Corn, Soybeans Are
The report, which is the first of the season to include silking and blooming data, shows just how far behind the corn and soybean crops continue to be.
November 11, 2020 12:17 AM
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“It's been wet, but you know, hey, we're kind of turning things around.”
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Meteorologists Affirm Farmer Angst About Summer Heat, Early Frost
Kirk Heinz and Michael Clark of BAMWX.com validated those fears on an episode of AgriTalk this week.
November 11, 2020 12:17 AM
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“You mentioned a $2 amount on soybeans. I can tell you, unequivocally that article was inaccurate,” Perdue said. “I'm not sure where they came up with our guess. But I want to make sure no other media has picked it up. But the originating media did not have the correct information."
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Perdue Provides More Clarity On Tariff Aid
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue cleared up some of the cloudiness on Friday in an interview with AgriTalk host Chip Flory.
November 11, 2020 12:16 AM
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We compiled the most frequently asked questions to provide as much clarity as possible around this program with the information available at this point.
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Answers To Trade Aid 2.0 Frequently Asked Questions
Following the trade aid announcement earlier this week, farmers were left with more questions than answers.
November 11, 2020 12:16 AM
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Farmers will only be paid for crops planted, Johansson confirmed on a Thursday morning call with reporters.
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MFP 2.0 Makes Prevent Plant Decisions Even More Difficult
While the program has been expanded to include several crops not included in the 2018 aid, farmers will only be paid on crops planted, which makes already fraught prevent plan insurance decisions all that more difficult.
November 11, 2020 12:16 AM
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Trump wrote: “Before we get to infrastructure, it is my strong view that Congress should first pass the important and popular USMCA trade deal. Once Congress has passed USMCA, we should turn our attention to a bipartisan infrastructure package.”
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Trump Urges Congress to Pass USMCA Before Taking Up Infrastructure
In a letter sent to Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday, President Trump urged lawmakers to approve the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement before taking up infrastructure legislation.
November 11, 2020 12:16 AM
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