…Foods director of government relations in Washington, D.C., and a former senior director of legislative affairs for the American Meat Institute. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, Japan, Within Reach of Trade Agreement
…to do without the group’s biggest economy. The European Union currently accounts for roughly 10 percent of Japan’s total foreign trade. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Eastern Canada Dairy Producers Get Quota Increase
…series of smaller increases that began last year. Dairy Farmers of Ontario says the increase is needed because there still isn’t enough milk produced to fill the market with butter….
Perdue Comments on Rural Broadband Needs
…would look at “every area” in “working with the resources that we have” to make rural broadband as widespread as possible. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Dangerous Jobs
…a firefighter is a dangerous job. When a policeman or fireman loses his life, it makes national news. When did you see any news about a farmer’s death? Actually, farming…
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
…manages farming operations using the most common practices to the area. UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisors, growers, and others associated with agriculture provided information for the project and reviewed…
Ag Committee Features University Leaders in Agricultural Research
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to discuss investments in agricultural research as a continuation of the committee’s hearing series on preparing for the next farm bill. Chairman K….
UC ANR Vice President Testifies Before House Ag Committee
…every dollar of federal investment authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill and expended at land-grant universities will be a wise investment. That investment is guaranteed to be leveraged further, and…
China Plans Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
…down live poultry markets around the country, hitting demand for eggs and the native yellow-feather chickens, commonly sold in such marketplaces. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Study: TPP Withdrawal Creates Export Loss for U.S., Gains for Canada
…access to the U.S., and that fruit and vegetable exports, processed food products, and pork and poultry would likewise do well. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Renegotiations to Take Center Stage
…complete overhaul,” adding that the overhaul should include issues like labor, currency manipulation, and industry specific issues regarding dairy and wine. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Pledges to Include Rural Broadband in Infrastructure Plan
…farmers access to new tools, according to Politico. The event was also a sendoff for former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, now U.S. Ambassador to China, as he heads for Beijing…
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…the Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus to engage policy makers in the Capitol. P2 will be hosting an employee-planting day on June 21 at Noosa Yoghurt’s farm in Bellvue, Co., as…
Celebrating Dairy Month in June
…dairy treats. I’m Cathy Isom… Image Credit: (top right) Pinterest. Farmer is working on the organic farm with dairy cows. Model is a real dairy farm worker! Cows in the…