…American Falls, Idaho, USA. Image of a conveyor belt in a food processing facility, and workers sorting russet potatoes. Stock photo ID: 382784428 Editorial Credit: B Brown / Shutterstock, Inc….
UC to Host Washington Forum on NAFTA Future
The University of California will bring together academics, policymakers, industry leaders and trade and political experts next Thursday (Sept. 21) for a one-day forum in Washington, D.C., on the renegotiation…
Strong Numbers for American Beef Exports
…America. Mexico was again the second-largest importer of American beef, increasing the quantity by 2 percent but dropping in value by 2 percent. Canada remained the fourth-largest market, with exports…
Stocking Your Aquaponics System with Fish
…They are fast-growing, disease-resistant, tolerant of poor water conditions, very tasty, and quite beautiful. Catfish. These bottom feeders are super tough and adapt to a wide range of water conditions….
Getting Started With Aquaponics
…the local pet store or large-scale hatcheries which help supply the stock that ends up in local rivers and lakes. Instead, look for smaller hatcheries. They’re all over the country,…
NAFTA Renegotiation Could Send Avocado Prices Soaring
…avocados Americans eat. The rest come from Peru, Chile, the Dominican Republic and California. And Americans eat a lot of avocados, more than seven pounds of them, per capita last…
GMO-Free Labeling Fear Based
…mislabeling, according to the Federation, include tomatoes, peanut butter, and even bottled water. Find more about the campaign online at www.peelbackthelabel.org. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Funding to Recruit and Educate a More Diverse Agricultural Workforce
…involve scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of committed, eligible multicultural scholars. Eligible applicants include land-grant institutions, colleges and universities with significant minority enrollments and the capacity…
Cattlemen Launch Month Long Media Campaign for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…for agricultural producers. The campaign will be centered around a new website, CattlemenForTaxReform.com, and will run through September. “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to enact truly comprehensive tax reform, and…
NAFTA Round Two Concludes in Mexico City
…deal can be completed by the end of this year, many see the slow progress as an indication of a much longer negotiation process. Mexico’s top agriculture official told Bloomberg,…
Mexico, Canada, Committed to NAFTA, With or Without the U.S.
…the United States jobs and industrial capacity, while Mexico says the integration of the region has made it more competitive, helping to protect jobs. Depending on the year Canada is…
Some Speculate Trump May Terminate NAFTA as a Negotiation Tactic
…stiff U.S. opposition, including opposition from the Agriculture industry, as Mexico and Canada are two of the industry’s biggest trading partners. Further, Carla Hills, who presided over the original NAFTA…
American Trucking Industry Watching NAFTA Negotiations Closely
…traded between the U.S. and Canada Watching While the trucking industry is an “indirect beneficiary” of NAFTA, it’s been a boon to the industry Indirect Agricultural commodities are an important…
Agri View: Canola Oil
…today. But, it didn’t even exist prior to the 1980’s. It started in Canada as an experiment. Today, it is Canada’s largest crop. Canadian scientists started by breeding out the…