…our financials, our board, our communications, and our operations. In fact, the Secretary of Agriculture himself appoints all 99 CBB board members, which includes both domestic producers and importers, a…
USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…including our dairy producers,” said Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “As Secretary Perdue said, farmers are pretty good at managing through tough times, and we know…
Producers Discouraged by Sec. Perdue’s Sentiment Toward Small Farms
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently made some statements that are causing some concern for operators of small farms. During a town hall-style meeting with farmers at the World…
Ag Groups Respond to Trump Administration Announcement Upholding the RFS
…by refinery waivers. A special thanks to USDA Secretary Perdue who continues to be an outspoken advocate on this issue and for farmers. We stand ready to work with them…
Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers
WASHINGTON, (USDA-October 4, 2019) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue issued the following statements after President Donald J….
NCBA Exposes Relationship of OCM and HSUS
…entitled the “Rally to Stop the Stealin’ (sic)”. According to OCM, this event was intended to place pressure on the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…the agency continues to distribute funding support to farmers and ranchers under the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). The final language of the resolution also requires Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to…
California Producers Set for Success with Better Access to Japan
…and so much more.” The trade deal with Japan will benefit several California crops as highlighted by Deputy Agriculture Secretary Steve Censky. “Japan is the third-largest market for American agricultural…
Japan Deal Confirms Wine Tariff Elimination
Japanese reports claimed current tariffs on U.S. wine would be ‘phased out’ in the new trade deal and a top official confirmed those claims with AgNet West. Deputy Secretary of…
Concerns Over New Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexico
…right direction. “Today’s successful outcome validates the Administration’s strong and smart approach to negotiating trade deals,” Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a press release. “The Department’s action brought…
Agriculture Groups Respond to Japan Trade Deal
…Secretary Perdue Statement on Signing of US-Japan Trade Agreement Washington, D.C. (USDA-September 25, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the signing of the…
New Japanese Trade Deal Expands Market for Agricultural Products
…said Deputy Agriculture Secretary Steve Censky. “Right now, we export about $14 billion worth of agriculture products to Japan, around $6 billion of that is already duty-free. But this agreement…
CDFA’s New ‘One-Stop-Shop” Farmer Resource Portal
…work with them,” said CDFA secretary Karen Ross. “Most of the information was already available, but this portal makes it simple and easy to navigate, and it keeps all of…