…ag technology. “Farmers Union members stand firm in their fight against consolidation and corporate monopolies in agriculture, and the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act takes concrete actions to give…
Ukraine Invasion Costly for Americans
…pass. Photo by James Baltz on Unsplash Experts say all of this makes U.S. and European moves to boost overland Ukraine grain shipments and Western production critical. Photo by Evergreens…
Almond Industry Cultivates Alternative Shipping Opportunities
…address the backlog of almonds destined for export markets. “We’ve partnered with the Union Pacific and with a number of private landowners to open up rail spurs as inland ports…
Largely Positive Response to USDA’s Food Supply Chain Transformation Plan
…and $400 million to create regional food business centers. Groups such as the National Farmers Union and American Farmland Trust have said that the framework is an important step towards…
USDA Works to Improve Market Conditions for Poultry Farmers
…Union President Rob Larew. “This rule will ensure poultry growers have a fair marketplace, free from retaliation. We will review the proposed rule and share further recommendations with USDA to…
U. S. Wine Imports
…million gallons in fiscal year 2000 to 456 million gallons in 2021, reaching nearly $7.5 billion in value. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports most wine imports come from the European…
Mixed Reactions to Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
…would have both prosecutorial and subpoena power. However, at the same time farming groups such as the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and the National Farmers Union (NFU) have expressed support for…
Combating African Swine Fever
…and European nations in the 1960s and 1970s and arrived in Brazil in 1978. According to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, it has spread to countries…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…and increasing access to technical assistance for nutrient management tools. Ag groups such as American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomed the announcement, acknowledging that additional…
Foster Farms Among Accused Meatpackers in House COVID Panel Report
…workers, union representatives, former USDA and OSHA officials, and state and local health authorities; and held staff briefings with OSHA and with USDA. The Select Subcommittee also obtained information relevant…
Pistachio Shipments Up Over Last Year, Despite Overall Supply Chain Issues
…through March shows positive movement for pistachios. Pistachio shipments have increased in every major export market aside from Europe. But Matoian noted that numbers are improving for the European market,…
Concerns Over Prospect of EU Standards Placed on Ag Imports
The European Union (EU) is considering some adjustments to agricultural import practices designed to bolster global food sustainability. The European Commission recently closed the Call for Evidence on the potential…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address—to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families, and grow the economy from the bottom up…
Secretary Vilsack Urges Caution in Statements About Ukraine
…would have been used in farming applications,” Secretary Vilsack said. “So, he is requesting, primarily from European countries, additional fuel supplies. That was his single ask.” “I think he is,…