The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has listed food safety as a 2018 farm bill priority. Specifically, NASDA prioritized the need farmers and ranchers may have for low-cost…
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
…669 agricultural organizations endorsed Sonny Perdue, the nominee for Agriculture Secretary. A Trump transition team official says the letter was written on behalf of “farmers, ranchers…and all other segments of…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…2018. USDA took steps toward implementing the law, and while a proposal for the rule was not expected until later this year, USDA was working to publish an Advance Notice…
Trump: Change NAFTA to NAFFTA
…NAFTA. The extra “F,” he explained, would stand for “fair.” Agri-Pulse reports most U.S. farm groups like the current U.S., Canada and Mexico trade pact and do not want to…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…the need for California’s farmers and others in agriculture to pull together and advocate for themselves. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for February 03
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Pork Industry Says No Bacon Shortage
…the industry is building at least four new processing plants in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Michigan in the next few years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump Trade Policies Good for New Zealand?
…holding countries accountable on their trade obligations and that’s a good thing.” He points to the resolution of a recent trade dispute with Indonesia as an example. The NZ Farmer…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…many business interests in their country, Mexican officials told Reuters they expect negotiations on redoing NAFTA to begin sometime in May. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
State Ag Directors Want NAFTA Fixes
…saying,” We know NAFTA is probably going to be renegotiated, and we want to be at the table when that happens.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Funding for Plant and Animal Phenomics and Microbiome Projects
…plant and animal phenomics and microbiomes. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s (AFRI) Food Security Program, authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. “We are excited…
NMPF Urges Senate Ag Committee to Confirm Perdue as Ag Secretary
…cooperatives and numerous state dairy associations joined more than 600 other farm and agriculture groups in a letter endorsing Perdue for the position. In backing Perdue’s nomination, NMPF told Agriculture…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…our farms, as well as our cooperatives and proprietary processors. It wasn’t that long ago our industry maintained a “Fortress America” mentality that some in today’s dairy industry can still…
California Cattlemen File Lawsuit Against Fish and Game
…day after the California Cattlemen’s Association and the California Farm Bureau filed a lawsuit against the California Fish and Game Commission over its June 2014 decision to list the gray…