…prune varieties in orchards as the UC Davis Prune Breeding Program announced its latest developments. Under Secretary Alexis Taylor will lead a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to…
USDA Trade Mission Seeks New Ag Export Opportunities in India
…various products. The trade mission will take place April 22-25 and includes business meetings, site visits, and market briefings to strengthen trade links and observe consumer food trends. Notable attendees…
USDA Accepting Applications for 2025 Export Programs
…organizations are urged to seize this opportunity to access resources for enhancing their export initiatives. MAP offers competitive, cost-share assistance to U.S. exporters and trade organizations involved in promoting American…
Week in Review: Improved Almond Export Opportunities & Legislation to Protect Pesticide Manufacturers
…U.S. Department of Agriculture is making significant investment in the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. In February, America’s trade deficit reached $68.9 billion, the highest disparity in almost a year. The…
Recent Report Highlights Trade Barriers for U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE Report). The report highlights challenges such as opaque regulations in key markets…
New Almond Export Opportunities in the UK Begin Tomorrow
…Dried Fruit Trade Association (NDFTA). Since the UK left the European Union in 2021, four percent tariffs on in-shell almonds and two percent tariffs on raw kernels have been in…
U.S. Trade Gap Hits $68 Billion
…they call an unambitious trade strategy and inadequate initiatives undertaken by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. While they expect trade fluctuations, Republican senators wrote to Tai saying the current sharp…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Hits the Average & Pistachio Industry Challenges
…agricultural leaders, including Ag Secretary Karen Ross, are back from a week-long trade mission overseas. Stay up to date with the latest agricultural issues by subscribing to the weekly newsletter….
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 04-02-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes successes for California on a trade mission to South Korea, and how improved…
California Ag Leaders Back from South Korea Trade Mission
Several California agricultural leaders, including Ag Secretary Karen Ross, are back from a week-long trade mission overseas. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis M. Taylor led the…
Week in Review: Water Allocations Increase & Legitimacy Questions for Indoor Heat Rule
Water allocations have been increased for both the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project. Recent developments in both Colombia and India have set the stage for better trade…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…different chemistry groups, not having a back-to-back application of the same group, making sure that they are rotating the different modes of actions or groups versus just the trade names….
‘Product of USA’ Rules Draws Ire from Other Countries
…Additionally, the ministry criticizes the Product of USA rule for its inconsistency with U.S. obligations to the World Trade Organization and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canadian officials share similar concerns, expressing…
NCBA Calls for House Resolution Banning Beef from Paraguay
…and Mouth Disease, BSE, or whatever else, to the United States, we in the industry here take an extremely sharp eye to in any kind of discussion about a trade…