New Deals With Japan, European Union Go Into Effect Today (NCBA) — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Jennifer Houston issued the following statement regarding the new trade deals with Japan…
Farm System Reform Act Looks to Overhaul Animal Agriculture
…LLC, the Indiana Farmers Union, and the American Grassfed Association. “I have seen first-hand how hard it is to challenge the multinational corporations who control the meat industry,” Kansas Rancher…
Ban of Chlorpyrifos Products Continues to Expand
…in the month, the European Union has decided that it will prohibit sales of chlorpyrifos after January 31, 2020. Listen to the report below. Ban of Chlorpyrifos Products Continues to…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
(AFBF) — Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have partnered on a program to train…
November 2019 Dairy Market Report
…as has the final liquidation of the massive government-acquired stocks of skim milk powder the European Union built up in 2015 and 2016. These developments more than offset a drop…
Strategies for Mealybug Control in Vineyards
…about material getting into the winegrapes, and because of European restrictions,” Daane noted. As with insecticides, there are more and more mating disruption materials that are becoming available to growers….
Farmers Receive an Average of 12 Cents of Every Thanksgiving Food Dollar
According to this year’s Thanksgiving edition of the annual Farmer’s Share publication from the National Farmers Union; American farmers and ranchers are receiving roughly 12 cents of every dollar that’s…
Brazil’s Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota for Wheat a Win for American Farmers
…union trade partners, particularly Argentina, which enters duty-free. Source: USDA Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March 28, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
…President of Public Policy and Communications for the National Farmers Union, Rob Larew. “National Farmers Union supports this bipartisan effort to address the needs of both farmers and workers, and…
Western View: Green Energy’s Dirty Little Secret
…little-known gas in the UK and the rest of the European Union in 2017 were the equivalent of putting an extra 1.3 million cars on the road. It’s the dirty…
Tariffs on EU Ag Products Coming After WTO Ruling
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) indicated plans to impose tariffs on goods coming from the European Union (EU) which are scheduled to take effect beginning October 18. …
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
…Eleven European countries and large parts of the Northeast United States and the Pacific Northwest were found to be prime habitat for SLF establishment in place of tropical locales with…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…competitors – the European Union and New Zealand – have secured there.” NMPF and USDEC agree with what Ambassador Lighthizer told the House Ways and Means Committee during his testimony…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
…the data. The top ten markets for California in 2017 were the European Union, Canada, China/Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Koria, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Vietnam. As the industry…