…Tracy Brunner issued a statement stating: “Fact is American cattle producers are already losing out on $400,000 in sales every day because we don’t have TPP, and since NAFTA was…
NMPF, USDEC Urge Trump Administration Not to Cede Export Opportunities
…dairy farming, manufacturing and related sectors.” He said the groups will continue to press lawmakers on the important link between export sales and dairy job growth in the United States….
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
…been one of the greatest success stories in the long history of the U.S. beef industry. “Fact is American cattle producers are already losing out on $400,000 in sales every…
Georgia Agriculture Under Former Governor Sonny Perdue
…of Georgia in 2003, the state saw an increase in agricultural sales under Perdue’s watch. In 2002, USDA Data shows 49,000 farms made $4.9 billion in sales. By 2012, the…
Business, Agriculture Pressing Trump to Salvage TPP
…a number of companies. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would mean billions of dollars in agriculture sales thanks to improved exports, but chances are still slim of seeing the agreement move forward…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…the Delegate Body is based on annual net assessments collected on sales of domestic hogs within individual states, with a minimum of two producers from each state. States have the…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…of superior-performing varieties that can be brought to market as soon as possible. The United States is one of the top potato producers worldwide, and industry sales estimates topped $3.6…
Farm Leaders Taking Part in Inaugural Parade Friday
…Broadcasting past and current presidents Mark Oppold and Max Armstrong. The farm leaders will take part in the RFD-TV Rural Tractor Brigade, driving new tractors along the parade route. Members…
Tom Vilsack to Take Helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
…to develop a long-term vision for building sales and consumer trust in U.S. dairy. Together with the USDEC board, he will create strategies to successfully achieve the shared vision. He…
Proposal to Establish a New Organic Research, Promotion, and Information Order
…assessment rate: Producers and handlers with gross organic sales greater than $250,000 for the prior marketing year would pay one tenth of one percent of net organic sales; and Importers…
Changes Aimed at Ending the Inhumane Practice of Horse Soring
…the start of the 2018 show season, current Designated Qualified Person (DQP) licenses will remain valid until January 1, 2018. Beginning January 1, 2018, management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,…
Tractor Sales Up Slightly in 2016
…40 and under 100 horsepower tractor sales were down four percent. Sales of two-wheel drive 100-plus horsepower tractors were reported down 22 percent, while four-wheel drive tractors were down 26…
National Chicken Council Calls for Balance between Animal Care, Environmental, Economic Impact in Chicken Production
…same amount of meat currently produced – requiring a tremendous increase in water, land and fuel consumption: Additional feed needed: Enough to fill 670,000 additional tractor trailers on the road…
U.S.-Cuba Agricultural Trade Poised for Growth
…sales of agriculture products from the U.S. to Cuba in 2016,” said Zahniser. He and other economists look to U.S. trade with the Dominican Republic as a model for what…