The European Union’s antitrust regulator said the deadline for a review into the proposed Dow DuPont merger has been suspended because the companies have yet to turn in the required…
Groups Support Heritage Foundation Farm Bill Report
The Environmental Working Group and the Union of Concerned Scientists gave their reactions to the Heritage Foundation paper on the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill. The Heritage report called for an…
NFU: Bayer/Monsanto Deal Bad for Farmers
News stories that Bayer has increased its bid for Monsanto and that the two companies are continuing to negotiate prompted National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson to take action. He’s…
FSA Reprograms $185 million for Loans
…have been waiting 60 days for approval. This funding is expected to help those applicants who have been waiting the longest to obtain credit or restructure loans. National Farmers Union…
More Opposition for Canada, EU Trade Deal
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada faces more opposition from an EU member country. Government officials in Austria are ready to confront the EU…
German Activist Hope to Stop EU-Canada Trade Deal
Activist delivered a public complaint to Germany’s Constitutional Court this week in hopes to scuttle a trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. The activist called the complaint the…
Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin to Speak at Fresno State
Dr. Temple Grandin, a world-renowned animal welfare expert, will speak from 10:45 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 9, at the Fresno State Satellite Student Union (5241 N. Maple Ave.). Her…
EU Downplaying TTIP Failure Comments
The European Union is downplaying comments from Germany’s economy minister over the weekend who said the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks had “de facto failed.” Germany is the EU’s…
Farm Labor Overtime Bill Passes
…give a path for new Americans and have them treated like everybody else.” Farm worker union groups gathered at the Capitol Building in Sacramento last week to show their support…
AgNet Media to Provide On-Site Coverage of Sommet de l’Élevage
…health. The Sommet de l’Élevage will have the finest French and European livestock with 750 beef-breed animals, 550 milk-breed cattle, 400 sheep and 300 horses on show or in competition….
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…insecurity and provide for added stability in the marketplace.” USDA received requests from Congress, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau and the National Milk Producers Federation to make…
August Dairy Market Report
…markets, particularly from the European Union and New Zealand, as well as persistent large gaps between domestic and world prices, continued to take a toll on U.S. cheese exports during…
Farm Groups Discuss Ag Policy with Trump
…include the American Farm Bureau Federation, commodity groups representing soybeans, corn, cotton and wheat, and the National Farmers Union, among others. From: American Soybean Association ASA Meets with Trump,…
Agri View: Honeybee Rebound
…Canada and the USA are growing steadily. Only five percent of the European colonies lost more than 20 percent of their inhabitants during the winter in 2012/13. This indicates a…