…damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by China, India, the European Union, and Turkey to set commodity payment rates and purchase levels. USDA employed the same approach often used…
Opportunities for U.S. Agricultural Exports in Canada
…the European Union (EU), which entered into force September 2017, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which entered into force December 2018, the United States remains the…
Prune Harvest Around The Corner, Considerations from UCCE
…Dormant spur samples can be used to scout for San Jose scale and European fruit lecanium, evidence of parasitism in both species, as well as aphid eggs and European red…
Best Flowers to Grow for a Bee Garden
…to Care for Them Video by: The Gardening Tutor with Mary Frost https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtuXr81L9T4 Inviting European honey bees, mason bees, hover flies, and other pollinators to your garden starts with knowing…
Currency Realignment Bill Could Boost Farm Economy
…fix will increase American exports and boost our manufacturing and farming economy,” said Senator Baldwin. The legislation is being supported by groups such as the National Farmers Union (NFU), and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on U.S. and E.U. Beef Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (USDA) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after an agreement was signed between the United States and the European Union regarding beef trade…
NCBA Hails Increased Access to European Markets for U.S. Beef
…will establish a duty-free quota for high-quality American beef in the European Union (EU). Houston released the following statement after the event: “This is a good day for America’s cattlemen…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…that trade negotiations with China will quickly lead to a resolution of trade disputes and that the administration will make important progress in negotiations with Japan and the European Union….
Pork Industry Battling Challenges From Trade to Labor Shortage
…with Japan, where U.S. pork producers are losing market share due to new trade agreements Japan has formed with the European Union and TPP-11 nations. In addition to trade issues,…
Last Minute Push to Revive COOL in USMCA
…the rule in the agriculture industry. The United States Cattlemen’s Association, the National Farmers Union, and the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund are among the organizations who have supported the law. …
Winegrape Assessment Rate Reduced by a Third for 2019
…diseases such as mealybugs, European grapevine moth, brown marmorated stink bug, leafroll virus, fanleaf virus, and red blotch virus. Since the assessment was established in 2001, the annual rate has…
Global Livestock Show Worth The Trip – Sommet De L’Elevage
…are very welcoming to American visitors. I’ve had the opportunity to tour global seed company operations nearby, and to get to know European farm journalists from several other countries. Several…
Western View: The Bad Men From Bodie
…Bodie in 1962. Rangers and volunteers have rebuilt part of the town and put a museum in the old miner’s union hall. It’s a long way off from any main…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…to a mere 9 percent in 2018. Other top suppliers in 2018, the European Union, Canada, Bolivia, and Brazil combined, accounted for only 24 percent of the Colombian import market….