…Trump administration “to continue stressing to [the EU] that only a truly comprehensive agreement will be acceptable to the Administration and, ultimately, to the U.S. Congress.” EU tariff and non-tariff…
FSA Offices Reopen for Three Days While Government Shutdown Continues
…18, and Tuesday, January 22. Recalled staff members will be able to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. “Until Congress sends President Trump an appropriations bill in the…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
…when Congress failed to pass H.R.4092 (Agricultural Guestworker Act or the AG Act) in 2018. The bill addressed many of the concerns farmers have with the current system. It would…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
…Sonny Perdue, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney and several members of Congress: Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rep….
Hopes to Curb Agribusiness Consolidation as New Congress Takes Office
As the new Congress takes office there is hope that something will be done to address the frequency and scope of agribusiness mergers the industry has seen over the past…
USDA Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications
…have already applied for the program and certified their 2018 production have continued to receive payments. Meanwhile, I continue to urge members of Congress to redouble their efforts to pass…
Government Shutdown Causes Agricultural Delays
…Agreement is currently out of instruction while the government is shut down. The shutdown is delaying the release of the report which Congress would then review and potentially ratify. The…
USMCA Will Bring Gains for California Dairies
Lawmakers have returned to Congress for the first time in 2019 and officials will have several significant issues that will need to be addressed. Along with the 2018 Farm Bill,…
Significance of USMCA on American Rice Industry
…the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) before USMCA is officially ratified. If that happens Congress will have a hard deadline of six months to approve the agreement before tariffs…
President Trump’s Effort to Push USMCA Through Congress
…U.S. Congress approved and ratified the USMCA replacing NATFA. Now, a month later and no significant progress made, President Trump is looking to get the ball rolling a little faster….
Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2018 Accomplishments
…$200 million to develop foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products. Farm Bill USDA provided over 2,000 items of technical assistance to members of Congress during the 2018 Farm Bill legislative…
Establishing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law, passed by Congress in July of 2016, directed USDA to establish…
Industry Excited for Dairy Policy Reforms in Farm Bill
…Federation (NMPF) issued a letter to lawmakers, noting the industry’s appreciation for some of the updates and improvements made to various programs and initiatives affecting dairy. “Members of Congress on…
Ag Must Be Part Of U.S.-EU Trade Deal, Groups Insist
…U.S. Congress.” The EU has expressed reluctance to include agriculture – as it did during earlier negotiations on the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – knowing it would require…