…to highlight their shared concerns, while also allowing key issues to be brought to USDA’s leaders.” The office was created to serve as an independent, neutral, confidential and informal resource,…
Canada Supports New Tariffs on U.S. Products If U.S. Retracts from NAFTA
…Mexico once he is in office. Throughout the election campaign, he referred to NAFTA as the “worst deal” the U.S. ever signed. 60 percent of those polled in Canada believe…
New Congress Likely to Address Regulatory Reform
…that we face—the paperwork, expectations, rules, laws, fees, permits, penalties, including criminal penalties—all of that goes under this big umbrella,” said Josh Rolph, California Farm Bureau Federation Federal Policy manager….
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…sales, however, typically drop off in November and early December, and tend to pick back up by the end of December, Mattos said, noting that January is usually “a huge…
License Plate Program Awards Ag Education
…proceeds generated through the sale of specialized, agriculture-themed license plates through the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). CalAgPlate project abstracts are available online at www.cdfa.ca.gov/calagplate Help to support agricultural…
New Zealand Will Open to U.S. Cooked Turkey Products
…of opening the pathway for U.S. turkey products in New Zealand actually began in 2002 with USDA and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council. Meatingplace says the lack of…
New Congress Targeting Regulations
…the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS Act. According to USA Today. The REINS Act would require that before any new major regulation could take effect,…
Canada Books First Trade Discussion with China on Bilateral Agreement
…European Union before the end of March. The U.K. will still be included in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU, despite its exit from the…
Snowpack’s Statewide Water Content Below Average
…snapshot of current and historical weather conditions, see DWR’s “Water Conditions” and “Drought” pages: Water Conditions Page: http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/waterconditions.cfm Drought Page: http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/index.cfm Everyday water conservation tips at Save Our Water: http://www.saveourwater.com…
NMPF, USDEC Statement on Selection of New U.S. Trade Representative
From Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF, and Matt McKnight, Senior Vice President of Market Access, Regulatory and Industry Affairs for USDEC: Lighthizer “America’s dairy farmers and processors welcome…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…down to corn, cotton, feed, poultry. You have little concept of what, and how much, we are shipping overseas. And when the value of the American dollar rises or declines,…
GIPSA Reduces Fees for Weighing and Inspection Services
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is reducing inspection and weighing service fees by five percent beginning January 1, 2017. The reduction will remain in…
National Bacon Day
…bits, bacon wrapped steaks or tater tots, there’s even a bacon flavored chapstick. The origins of bacon stretches back into the middle ages, and ever since it’s been a popular…
Debt-To-Asset Ratios Projected to Climb 13%
…into a similar spiral seen in the 1980s. 2016 was a challenge, whether producers grew crops, milked cows, or fed beef cattle. Farmers pulled back on inputs where they could,…