…including negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with Japan that puts us on an even ground with competitors,” Uden says, “while also ensuring the NAFTA negotiations don’t mess up the great…
Farm Groups Have Their Say at NAFTA Hearings
…the Colorado Farm Bureau, told the committee, “NAFTA has facilitated a very significant increase of trade of U.S. agricultural products to Canada and Mexico, more than quadrupling the $8.9 billion…
Farmers Assess Impact of Recent Heat Wave
…as problematic as having hours on end of these hundred-degree-plus temperatures.” The main damage will come from plants losing flower blooms because of a lack of wind pollination, he added….
Food Safety for the Fourth of July
…questions and phone calls come into the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. As Marianne Gravely explains one of the biggest mistakes made when it comes to grilling and getting food…
Ag Terrorism Act Arrives at President Trumps Desk
…A Bovine Vet Online Dot Com article says the language in the bill helps to clarify what the role of the Department of Homeland Security is as it works with…
Better Beef Access in China Will Take Time
…qualifications, including coming from American born, raised, and slaughtered cattle with traceability going all the way back to birth. It must also come from cattle less than 30 months of…
European Union Close to Trade Deal with Japan
…investment. The website U.S. News Dot Com says the E.U. and Japan make up more than a quarter of the world’s economy. They traded more than $140 billion worth of…
Senators Want Ag Focus in NAFTA Talks
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative wrapped up public comment hearings this week on the upcoming North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. Ag groups representing American farmers and…
Western View: COOL Lawsuit Ahead
…years ago, Canada and Mexico opposed the US requirement to label beef and pork. They threatened a trade war, and went to the World Trade Organization to complain. This complaint…
Research on Pests and Beneficial Species Funding from USDA
…will also help to develop better strategies to foster the beneficial insects and microbes that have potential to combat pests.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and…
Almond Board: FSMA Presentations
…Food, Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals and Intentional Adulteration. Get more information here: http://www.almonds.com/processors/programs-and-events/food-quality-safety-symposium…
Picking Your Produce in a Grocery Store Farm
…and also how we buy it, is constantly changing. Especially when it comes to fresh, local produce. It’s becoming more common to purchase our fresh produce from farmers markets or…
WOTUS Repeal Officially Underway
…the United States.” The announcement follows the Presidential Executive Order given in February that stated it is in the nation’s best interest to redefine how navigable waters are managed in…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
…gains agriculture has developed. U.S. Grains Council Chairman Chip Councell says buyers’ concerns in Mexico are translating into dollars lost in farm country. He says that the last several months…