Don York

Farmer Outlook Improves The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 8 points to a reading of 148, up from 140 in March. The Index of Current Conditions climbed 9 points to 141, while the Index of Future Expectations increased 8 points to 152. https://t.co/G4135dV1mu

Pending Tax on Mexican Tomato Imports The Trump administration plans to put a nearly 21% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes starting July 14. A duty like a tariff is a tax on imports, and this one would impact the 4 billion pounds of tomatoes the U.S. imports from Mexico each year. https://t.co/2qzCoJsZaT

Thousands of USDA Employees Accept Buyouts More than 15,000 USDA employees have taken one of the Trump administration's two financial incentive offers to leave the agency, according to a readout from a USDA briefing with congressional staff seen by Reuters. https://t.co/YyZWB6wPiN

Coming up on the Tuesday edition of the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:00am - more details about certain valley water well owners needing to register their wells, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTlCLG https://t.co/Qy6Vxqp7cZ

Good Monday morning! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5am - local livestock auction results, your farm news, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTmaBe https://t.co/iDxUrRWZNS

It's Friday! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:05am - local livestock auction results, your farm news of the day, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTmaBe https://t.co/xeR7M29zGO

USDA Issuing $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a second round of payments coming for specialty crop producers through the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Program, providing $1.3 billion dollars. https://t.co/IurjtodHq1

Coming up on the Thursday edition of the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:00am - The push for more water storage and hydropower in the valley, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTmaBe https://t.co/QJx7xgyqtB

Bird Flu in Cows Shows No Signs of Adapting to Humans H5N1 grows well in dairy cow udders, which may be good news for people. When traces of H5N1 bird flu showed up in cow’s milk last year, it raised fears the virus might become more infectious to humans. That hasn’t happened. https://t.co/xa7BdSzIAy

Good Tuesday morning! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5am - Roundup in back in the news, a building name change at the International Agri-Center, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTmaBe https://t.co/sTaorRu4Ca

It's Friday! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:05am - local livestock auction results, your farm news of the day, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTlCLG https://t.co/EGo0ITHpdI

Death Taxes Threaten Farm Families Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. Many of those expiring provisions provide important relief for farm families. Without an act of Congress, the estate tax exemption will drop by 50%. https://t.co/grj9V7Cq16

Coming up on the Thursday edition of the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:00am - the future of ag education is getting a big boost in the valley, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTlCLG https://t.co/XpgXRh0Z8H

RT @hornetsports: 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙐𝙀𝙎 The Hornets will play in the Gold Canyon Regional in Arizona on May 5-7. https://t.co/8KMUqFRN2M

Coming up on the Wednesday edition of the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5:00am - WOTUS is back in the news, state water related bills, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTlCLG https://t.co/fNGy3Rq2rA

Good Tuesday morning! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5am - a valley farm leader talks about tariffs, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTmaBe https://t.co/T4zJ4DBLsl

Good Monday morning! Coming up on the KMJ Ag Report starting at 5am - local livestock auction results, your farm news, crop growing tips and more. KMJ News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Also listen live at https://t.co/Io9WTTlCLG https://t.co/qeZ3jH3A79