Dairy export issues were one of the many aspects discussed during a recent virtual roundtable focused on supply chain challenges. Members of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force…
Report: U.S. Animal Protein Needs Trade Negotiators Back at the Table
…the industry segment. The Trump administration’s harder line on trade, continued by the current administration, has led to mixed results for U.S. agriculture. Ag exports to China have flourished under…
County Committee Elections Begin for Farm Service Agency
…local FSA county office or be postmarked by December 6. Committee members are responsible for the local administration of federal farm programs. Director of Sustainability for Western United Dairies and…
New Federal-State Partnership to Address Transportation Infrastructure
…Administration, this innovative federal-state partnership will help us fast-track those projects that will make our ports and infrastructure even more efficient,” Newsom said in a press release. “This partnership will…
New Study Reveals the Dangers of Tree Felling
…according to Penn State researchers who conducted a new study of associated deaths. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration calls logging “the most dangerous occupation in the United States.” The…
Ag Groups and Lawmakers Concerned by New Operating Plan for Water Projects
…to the table. That was done under the Trump Administration and now they’re going to go backwards and are headed toward the previous biological opinions which ignores the science,” said…
House Ag Committee Hearing on Supply Chain Disruptions
…chain issues to the administration. The council submitted a letter compiled by ASA staff and signed on by ASA and 16 other ag groups that was sent to the Department…
Tai: Reduce Tensions Between U.S. and China
…live up to the Phase 1 trade agreement with the U.S reached under former President Trump. U.S. officials looked at the phone call as a test of the bilateral relationship…
Food Security is National Security Act Introduced in Senate
…legislation grants permanent representation on the Committee on Foreign Investment to both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of HHS, which oversees the Food and Drug Administration. The National…
Week in Review: Record-Setting Port Traffic and Pesticide Residues Remain Low
…Administration indicates that residue levels remain low. Shifting more conventional acreage into organic may be required to meet the increasing demand for organic products. Walnut growers will soon have an…
Crops Sector Received 65% of PPP Loans for Agriculture in 2020
…of payment, PPP loans were fully forgiven. Individual Small Business Administration loan data indicated that almost 121,000 farm operations applied for a total of $6.0 billion in PPP loans in…
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks to Reverse Trump Era Rules
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service seek to rescind two critical habitat regulations finalized in the last days of the Trump administration. In December…
Higher Food Prices Should Ease a Bit in 2022
…to settle down. In response to the rising costs, the Social Security Administration announced its biggest cost-of-living increase in ten years at 5.9 percent, but there’s concern that it won’t…
Comment Period Open for NEPA Implementation
…changes are reportedly intended to restore regulatory provisions that had been amended under the Trump Administration last year. Many agricultural industry members had celebrated the updates that were made in…