Archive for June 2019
USDA Research is Driving Technological Innovation
(Salinas, California, June 28, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released its annual Technology Transfer Report (PDF, 14.9 MB), which highlights innovations from scientists and researchers that…
Read MoreWhy Does the Fed Need to Cut Rates?
About the Author Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating…
Read MoreChad Rupe Appointed as Rural Utilities Service Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s appointment of Chad Rupe as Administrator of the Department…
Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Kicks off the 2019 Feds Feed Families Nationwide Food Drive
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today kicked off the 10th annual Feds Feed Families Campaign at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters in Washington D.C.…
Read MoreUSDA Farm Bill Implementation Progress Update
Release & Contact Info Press Release Release No. 0099.19 Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., June 26, 2019) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced an update on…
Read MoreUSDA Invests in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 29 States
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., June 26, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $192 million in 71 projects located across…
Read MoreEurope's Recovery Hinges on Fiscal Policy
Figure 1: Lagging but Also Improving: Eurozone Unemployment The Lowest Since 2008. As such, it’s easy to overlook Europe’s positives: unemployment hitting a 11-year low (Figure 1) and, unlike, the…
Read MoreChina, Brazil and the Soybean Crush
Not only do soy oil and soy meal have very different uses and prices, one is strongly influenced by economic developments in places like China and Brazil while the other…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Investments in Community Facilities that will Benefit 631,000 Rural Americans
USDA Has More Than $2 Billion Still Available for Rural Communities to Build or Modernize Education, Health Care, Municipal and Public Safety Facilities WASHINGTON, June 24, 2019 – Acting Assistant…
Read MoreFX as a Trade War Tool?
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
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