Mexico will allow 10 percent ethanol blends of fuel, according to a recent announcement by the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission. The announcement modifies standards for fuel blending from a maximum…
Perdue Hosting Mexico, Canada Counterparts in Georgia
Perdue Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday is playing host to his counterparts from Mexico and Canada in Perdue’s home state. Canada’s Trade Minister and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture will join…
New Zealand, U.S. Bilateral Trade Talks Far Off
…quite difficult to get an agreement that would benefit” New Zealand. However, during the meetings last week, McClay did express a mutual concern over Canada’s dairy trade provisions, a sticking…
U.S. Exports to Mexico Stumble
…percent, the biggest decline since 2003. Finally, U.S. corn exports to Mexico dropped six percent. Mexico is the largest export market for soybean meal, chicken, and corn for the United…
APHIS to Allow Importation of Fresh Pitahaya Fruit from Ecuador
…Ms. Claudia Ferguson, M.S., Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, Imports, Regulations and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 851-2352; e-mail: Claudia.Ferguson@aphis.usda.gov….
USDA Announces $20 Million for Jobs for Young People, Veterans
…will include hundreds of miles of trail maintenance and improvements, watershed protection, removal of vegetation as part of wildfire prevention, improvements to recreation facilities, and other essential work on lands…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…Farms, LLC, Kentucky Riverside Municipal Golf Course, Maine Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Maine Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery, Massachusetts Alice Ferguson Foundation, Maryland IVM Partners, Maryland Macomb Community College…
Chicken Company Turning to Body Cameras
Elite Farm Services of British Columbia, Canada, is turning to body cameras to make sure its workers are following the required best management practices regarding animal handling. Elite came under…
U.S. and China Reach Agreement to Boost Dairy Trade
…that will allow third-party certification companies to make sure that U.S. dairy facilities are in compliance with Chinese food safety requirements. It was three years ago that China put strict…
Senators Want NAFTA Renegotiations to Address Canada Poultry Market
…growth for more than 20 years,” according to Politico. Similar to dairy, Canada maintains a strict supply management system on poultry production. The system’s import restrictions and production limits are…
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
…are always a balancing act, and the renegotiation of NAFTA will be another example of that dynamic,” said Jim Mulhern, president, and CEO of NMPF. “NMPF’s membership recognizes NAFTA’s essential…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…$406,907 The University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, $463,338 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, $499,999 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, $495,692 University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, $499,617 Utah State University,…
AFBF Details NAFTA Renegotiation Priorities
…NAFTA from agriculture’s perspective, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Under NAFTA, U.S. farmers and ranchers have seen their exports to Mexico and Canada grow significantly, from $8.9 billion…
Mexico Shopping for Non-U.S. Pork
…industry leaders shared that message at last week’s World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. For instance, if the U.S. would abandon NAFTA, Mexico would be poised to place a…