…on agriculture or energy to power its economy. It’s the first time since 2015 that the index readings have been above growth-neutral in four consecutive months. The growth index rose…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…local Farm Service Agency (FSA)office between June 4 and Aug. 17, 2018. “The Conservation Reserve Program is an important component of the suite of voluntary conservation programs USDA makes available…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…2015 levels by next year. Exports accounted for more than $53 of the average $149 value of a hog last year and support over 110,000 U.S. jobs. We call for…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…Five new pork processing plants have recently opened or will soon begin operations, increasing U.S. pork production capacity by approximately 10 percent from 2015 levels by next year. Exports accounted…
Action Taken Against Canadian Trade Measures That Discriminate Against U.S. Wine
…producers. Additional Background Information: The United States is challenging BC regulations that were amended in April 2015 to permit the sale of wine in grocery stores. The amended regulations provide…
USDA Announces Streamlined Purchase Program to Supply Nutrition Assistance Programs with American Farm Products
…Details on how vendors may participate are available on the Selling Food to USDA page on the AMS website. Interested suppliers may also call (202) 720-4517 or write to Contracting…
USTR To Review Thailand’s GSP Trade Benefits
…a de facto ban on U.S. pork imports through high tariffs and several non-tariffs barriers. Its 2015 average applied Most Favored Nation tariff rate on agricultural imports was nearly 31…
Cargill Still Concerned About Likelihood of Trade War
…proposal by the U.S. targeting China will “not effectively advance the goal of addressing distortive trade practices,” according to Reuters. Cargill sent a five-page letter to Lighthizer as the USTR…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…by the Trump Administration, Fordyce served as the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Fordyce was awarded the Missouri Farm Bureau Distinguished Service…
Growth Energy Pressing Trump on Biofuels
…and crops during the worst farm crisis since the 1980s.” The full-page ads were placed by Growth Energy ahead of an expected meeting with farm-state leaders and petroleum backers at…
Fake Veterinarian Takes Part in Missouri Cattle Fraud Scheme
…for documents on the company, called 5A Holdings, LLC. Hager served as the owner of 5A Holdings and ran the scheme from July 17, 2015, through March 28, 2018. Hager…
Farm Loan Rates Edging Higher
…increased from a low level of 3.5 percent in 2015 to 4.9 percent in early 2018. Interest rates on other types of loans have also increased since 2015 but at…
First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers Launched
…conducted last year, there were 15 commercial-scale vertical farms and rooftop greenhouses in the U.S. in spring 2015. By spring 2017, there were 56. From the National Association of Farm…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…toward developing more effective industry-wide best practices for controlling this disease. More information about this program and funded projects can be found on the SCMP page on the AMS website….
