Mexico is turning its attention to South America, given uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Mexico’s agriculture minister last week announced he would lead a business delegation to…
EPA Defends RFS Implementation
…court brief this week saying it followed the law. A DTN report says oral arguments are scheduled for April 24 in the D.C. Court of Appeals. The 165-page brief goes…
‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Impacting Agriculture
…has verbalized that he wishes to seal off Mexico from the U.S. border. Protest participants have pledged to not work, shop, go to school, purchase gas or eat out today….
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
…aldehydes, and oxidizing disinfectants including sodium hypochlorite. Below are EPA-approved disinfectants USDA lists effective for FMD on page 30 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emergency_management/downloads/fad_epa_disinfect ants.pdf. Be sure to follow labeled directions. Epidemiology The survival…
Trump Tells Canada to Expect Only “Tweaking” of NAFTA
…Trump said he is more concerned with the U.S. trade relationship with Mexico under NAFTA. Politico speculates Trump may be considering separate bilateral deals with both Canada and Mexico, breaking…
U.S. Distillers Grains Exports Reached 11.48 Million Metric Tons in 2016
…2016, down 10 percent from 2015’s record-high but still the second-highest on record, according to a 10-page summary of 2016 ethanol co-product trade data published today by the Renewable Fuels…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…program. They can be found on the Environment page of the FARM website. NMPF, along with dairy community partners Dairy Management, Inc. and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, support…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…supply chain.” Esteve, who moves up from CCI first vice president, succeeds Keith T. Lucas, a Garner, N.C., cooperative official, who becomes CCI board chairman. Esteve was born in Mexico…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…by clicking the “subscribe” link on the newsletter’s home page, readers can sign up for either of two e-mail options: They can receive the full text of the newsletter by…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…FSMIP reviewers will have 4 to 5 weeks beginning in early May to review up to 10 applications, each consisting of a 10-page narrative plus supporting materials. Reviewers serve in…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…NAFTA, among other issues. According to the four groups, the two leaders need to devote time to addressing an imminent change in Canada’s milk pricing policy that would further antagonize…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…Pork to Mexico sets fifth straight volume record; China/Hong Kong also record-large A remarkable second half pushed 2016 pork export volume to Mexico to its fifth consecutive record at 730,316…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
Net exports of ethanol from the United States set a new record of 1.01 billion gallons in 2016, according to a new eight-page summary of 2016 ethanol trade data published…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…While acknowledging the renegotiation of NAFTA could also have significant implications for Canada, the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board notes the Canadian dollar being 75 percent of the value of the…
