CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills

Taylor Hillman Drought, Water

…urged passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries that would expand trade opportunities for California agriculture (see related story, U.S. farm exports would gain…

Agri View: Different Crops

Dan Agri View, General

…other countries. The United States accounts for about 40 percent of world exports. Fruit & Tree Nuts The U.S. fruit and tree nuts industry consists of a wide array of…

U.S. Beef Hits South Africa

Taylor Hillman Cattle, Trade

…represented the strongest period for American agricultural exports in the history of our country, with U.S. agricultural product exports totaling $919.6 billion between Fiscal Years 2009 and 2015. In fiscal…

Agri View: Weather Losses

Dan Agri View, Weather

…world seeks to feed nine billion people by 2050. U.S. agriculture exists as part of the global economy and agricultural exports have outpaced imports as part of the overall balance…

NPPC Capital Update

Dan Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release

…opportunities to expand exports in Latin America, and, among the non-FTA partner nations there, Argentina presents the best opportunity for expanding U.S. pork exports. NPPC already has been working with…

Two Sides of TPP

Taylor Hillman General

…TPP: From the American Farm Bureau: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 23, 2016 – The Trans-Pacific Partnership will tear down trade barriers and help level the playing field for U.S. agricultural exports

Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland

Dan Agri View, General

…purchased another 10,000 acres of farmland about 50 miles away in Vicksburg, Arizona, for around $48 million. But not everyone likes the trend. The alfalfa exports are tantamount to “exporting…