Everett Griner talks about how trade and politics directly impacting jobs on the farm, and farming in today’s Agri View. The uncertainty of the future of NAFTA has a lot…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-19-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Argentina lemons will be in the United States shortly and more reaction about the injunction that…
Justice Department Not Satisfied With Bayer/Monsanto Proposals
…other major deals were approved. Those combinations were Dow Chemical and DuPont, as well as China National Chemical Corporation and Syngenta. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Korea Adopts New Poultry Import Policy
…and 2015. Korea put bans on all poultry and egg exports from the U.S., even though only certain states were affected. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Finance Committee Wants to Talk Trade, Tariffs
…about how the administration would use an extension of bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority, which it requested in its Trade Policy Agenda.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Countries Asking U.S. for Tariff Exemptions
…both at the World Trade Organization level, where it’s already expressed formal concern, as well as through bilateral discussions with the U.S. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Rural Mainstreet Index Remains Positive
…mood of our farmers. Our area is somewhat dry and good spring rains will be essential for a good 2018 crop.” Farming and ranching: The farmland and ranchland-price index for…
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
In 2016 California’s farms and ranches received more than $46 billion for their output. This represents a decrease of about six percent compared to 2015. Despite this decrease, California remains…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-16-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman….
House Farm Bill Markup Delayed
…farm bill in the first quarter of 2018. Ranking Democrat on the Committee, Collin Peterson of Minnesota, says Democrats on the committee cannot support the bill in its current form….
Mexico Seeks Closing Seven NAFTA Chapters in Next Round
…trade of dairy products, are not expected to be negotiated until the final rounds of the trade talks. And, an American Farm Bureau Federation economist speculates the talks won’t be…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan STRESS Act to Help Farmers
…2008 Farm Bill to provide farmers with stress assistance programs, but has not been funded since being authorized. The National Farmers Union applauded the legislation, saying the bill would provide…
House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption
…unnecessary environmental reporting for farmers and ranchers. The Senate version of the bill, the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method, or FARM Act, would do the same. Under current regulations, approximately 200,000…
Cranberries Targeted by EU in Trade Spat
…says he has spoke with a representative from the European Union recently, who has confirmed U.S. dairy will also be targeted. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….