…United States. In fact, research has been declining in recent years. China is the best export market, but efforts are being made to build those markets in India, Turkey and…
National Mango Board Members Named
…to leverage their own resources to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight, paid for by industry assessments, which ensures fiscal…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…Isom – $433,807 to catalyze private investment in habitat mitigation markets The 2016 projects focus on water quality, conservation finance and assistance to historically underserved USDA customers. Approximately 25 percent…
DPR Takes Action Against Grower
…produce samples annually from wholesale and retail stores, farmers markets and other outlets for testing at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s laboratories. The laboratories test for more than 300…
Dairy Fighting for Immigration, TPP, and Child Nutrition
…Congress to vote it up or down. But delaying consideration of the deal, or voting against it, would reduce our opportunities to capture growing dairy markets in the Pacific Rim….
Women in Agriculture Trade Mission is Underway
…Next year, China is projected to return as the United States’ top export market. In contrast to China, where more than 70 percent of U.S. exports are bulk commodities, more…
R&D Investments for Small Businesses
…contribute to a modern rural American economy and rallying our partners to help draw investment from the private and foundational sectors to build these new markets and new opportunities from…
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets is proposing a new rule to allow the sale of E-15. The new rule would apply to all vehicles model year 2001…
Soybean Use Exceeded USDA Expectations
…that soybean consumption has exceeded the USDA’s August projection due to a strong pace of overseas exports. USDA predicted marketing year exports at 1.88 billion bushels. Good says based on…
Agri View: Cotton Problem
…to be smaller this year due mostly to market conditions. Farmers still have to gamble on weather, current as well as futures market and export demands. Well, one of their…
Availability of Additional Farm Loan Funding
…strong next generation of farmers and ranchers by improving access to land and capital, building new markets and market opportunities and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets…
German Activist Hope to Stop EU-Canada Trade Deal
…Canada could increase trade between the two by 20 percent. However, many EU voters fear the agreement would give multinational corporations greater access to European markets without creating jobs, according…
U.S. Senators Urge Investigation into Canada’s Dairy-Pricing Policies
…dairy products. The U.S. Dairy Export Council in response to the letter says Canada has created a “deeply problematic” track record of instituting programs to “intentionally create roadblocks to dairy…
Wheat Industry Applauds End to Japan’s Wheat Import Suspension
Wheat industry groups welcomed Japan’s announcement to end the temporary ban of U.S. white wheat exports. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture announced imports resumed Thursday, with the purchase of 58,000 metric…