…two groups also analyzed the differences in data collected from their U.S. and Canadian members. Both dealers and manufacturers in Canada had more positive views of trade than their U.S….
Nutrition Subcommittee Evaluates Technology and Modernization of SNAP
…Program Management, Conduent, Florham Park, NJ Mr. Steve Mathison, Senior Vice President of Network Relations, First Data, Omaha, NE Ms. Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and…
Beef and Pork Exports Moderate in April, Remain Above Year-ago Levels
…with exports through April totaling 12,003 mt (up 84 percent) valued at $106 million (up 86 percent). Korean quarantine clearance data show this strong growth continued through May, with the…
Ag Groups Seek Truck Weight Limits Increase
…borders, and collect additional safety data regarding the gross vehicle weight and axle configurations of commercial trucks involved in serious accidents. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
FARM Animal Care Program Seeks Producer Feedback
…and Kayla Calvin from Colorado State University’s Department of Animal Sciences. The survey is confidential and only summarized data will be shared with the primary researchers, so participants cannot be…
May Dairy Market Report
…the United States is caused by changes in state milk production. Based on USDA revisions in data for the past several years, the rate of production growth is increasing in…
Rural America the New ‘Inner City’
…says data reveals that sparsely populated counties have replaced large cities as America’s most troubled areas by key measures of socioeconomic well-being. The shift began in the 1990s and continues…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…U.S. economy and supporting more than 14 million American jobs, according to U.S. government data. While considerable attention has been given to the $63 billion trade deficit the United States…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…hard to measure. To solve that, Cosh integrated satellite radar data, which provides accurate location information, with radiometer data, which provides accurate soil moisture measurements. “Michael Cosh’s pioneering work is…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…State University, Corvallis, received an NIFA grant of $294,000, funded jointly by the Washington State Potato Commission, to improve data management tracking of potato early-dying disease. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and…
Dairy Industry Welcomes Swift Action by USTR Lighthizer to Launch NAFTA Modernization Efforts
…the renegotiation process to provide helpful data and input.” “We agree with Ambassador Lighthizer that the current NAFTA agreement has areas upon which we can build as the renegotiation process…
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
…widespread participation in the program starting July 1 would assure any future changes in milk testing “can be based on the most representative and complete data available,” according to the…
Citrus Group Sues USDA Over Lemons
…process under the Obama administration and now the Trump administration is laden with hypocrisy, ignores transparency, and dismisses the scientific and economic data that prove the rule will have significant…
NAFTA Modernization Must Not Disrupt Pork Exports
…more than one-third of total U.S. exports, adding $80 billion to the U.S. economy and supporting more than 3 million American jobs, according to data from the Office of the…























