…was the successful negotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Over the course of the year the Foreign Ag Service sponsored a total of six agricultural trade missions, enabling U.S. companies and…
Residue Levels Once Again Well Below Required Limits
…the 2017 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary which shows more than 99 percent of all samples tested were well below the threshold considered safe by EPA. The 203-page summary also…
Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding
…office can be found here. Note that the National Finance Center information can be found on pages 7 to 9 of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) document on…
USDA Modifies Branding Requirements for Mexican Cattle
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has finalized a rule that will make updates to identification requirements for cattle imported to the United States from Mexico. The…
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…USDA reduced its fleet size by over 4200 vehicles, which will potentially avoid an estimated $26 million in costs in fiscal year 2019. Trade Through the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the United…
USDA Traveler Website Helps Santa and His Elves
…Pole were among the visitors checking out the Agency’s new traveler information web page. The site, launched in September 2018, provides everyone with important information about which agricultural items are…
Environmental Footprint of California Livestock Often Gets Inflated
…year,” Mitloehner noted. “It takes five cows in Mexico to produce the same amount of milk as one cow in California. It takes 20 cows in India to produce the…
CDFA Updates Website to Assist Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfires
…central resource to access the various programs available for fire relief. “We updated this page which unfortunately we’ve had to rollout too many times during my tenure and just made…
U.S. Pork Losses from Trade Dispute with Mexico: $1.5 Billion
…estimated $1.5 billion this year, according to Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes. “We are very pleased with the new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, one that preserves zero-tariff…
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
…Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while incorporating new commitments to strengthen U.S. dairy export prospects throughout the North American region. Thanks to NAFTA, Mexico is currently the largest export destination for U.S….
Secretary Perdue Comments on Signing of USMCA
…Agreement (NAFTA): “I have often said that we live in the best neighborhood on Earth – North America – and the signing of a new trade agreement with Mexico and…
NCBA Welcomes USMCA Signing, Will Work with Congress to Secure Passage
President Trump Participates in the USMCA Signing Ceremony Courtesy whitehouse.gov/youtube President Kevin Kester issued the following statement in response to the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “With the signing…
USMCA Signing Doesn’t Affect Pistachios, And that’s Good
A major new trade deal expected to finalize this week doesn’t affect California’s second largest nut industry. The new North American Free Trade Agreement, now being called the U.S. Mexico…
NPPC Testifies In Support Of USMCA
Exports of U.S. pork and other American agricultural goods to Canada and Mexico are expected to grow under the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) testified…
