A coalition supporting ag exports is urging Senators to pass legislation to expand the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program. The Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports and…
NAFTA Talks Head to Canada Next Week
…reached. Any negative trade impacts to agriculture would be significant. Mexico exports $23 billion of agricultural products to the U.S., while Canada exports $22 billion. Canada and Mexico are top…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
California continues to lead in certified farms, acres, sales Sales of organic agricultural production continued to increase in 2016, when U.S. farms produced and sold $7.6 billion in certified organic…
Safety Tips for Farm Safety Week
Cathy Isom continues with National Farm Safety Week by giving us the Five Safety Tips to remember this fall when agricultural work is at its peak. That’s coming up on…
California Avocados Delicate Relationship With NAFTA
…price, the limited supply, or there’s uncertainty in being able to buy them, so they don’t try.” CAC shares the attitude toward NAFTA held by the USDA’s Agricultural Technical Advisory…
Pecan Pies at Risk Following Hurricane Irma
…News reports that while pecans are a niche crop, the nuts are often associated with holiday desserts, and they’re among Georgia’s top agricultural commodities. Prices were already at the highest…
Ag Exports, Trade Surplus, See Increases
Data from the Department of Agriculture shows exports of farm goods will push higher in 2017. A forecast compiled by USDA predicts the value of agricultural exports in the fiscal…
Kern County Tops 2016 Ag Production
The Kern County Farm Bureau (KCFB) recently announced that Kern County has earned the number one spot in terms of agricultural production for the very first time with a value…
Perdue Comments on Censky and McKinney Senate Committee Hearing
…Agricultural Affairs. The two await approval of the entire U.S. Senate before beginning work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: “Today (Tuesday, 9/19/17)…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…Market works across the entire agricultural supply chain to define, measure and advance the sustainability of U.S. crop production. Hancock, who is the former chairman of the Council’s export promotions…
Modernizing California’s Water Supply
…The water supply system that was originally designed before California became the fifth largest global economy, was intended for municipal and industrial water use along with agricultural use. Using water…
House Agriculture Committee Listens to Rural America
…country gathering input from America’s farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders about the upcoming farm bill. Watch the highlights from those who know best what is and isn’t working in agricultural policy….
Lighthizer Presses Taiwan on Ag Trade Barriers
…needs to address the “longstanding trade barriers,” including those on U.S. meat and other agriculture exports, according to Politico. Total exports of U.S. agricultural products to Thailand totaled $1.6 billion…
Mexico Considering Protections in NAFTA
…in some of Mexico’s most popular dishes. Some Mexican agricultural leaders have said that dairy and chicken could also be deemed sensitive, though those products have not been mentioned by…