…findings, which come shortly before the United States Department of Agriculture plans to publish its final bioengineered food disclosure labeling standard, found that 69 percent of consumers are not confident…
Agri View: Pollination Help
…is still in progress. Now, our Department of Agriculture is ready to lay out 10 million dollars in an effort to sustain these pollinators to a degree of good health….
USMCA: No Pathway Forward for Beef Labeling
…a letter to President Trump outlining how they believed a modernized NAFTA could reinstate COOL and “prevent U.S. agriculture jobs from being outsourced to other countries that can produce beef…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 10-03-18
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Scientists and Economists Unite Against USDA Move
More than 1,100 scientists and economists penned a letter opposing the Trump administration proposal to realign and relocate programs within the Department of Agriculture. The group is opposed to the…
New NAFTA Faces Long Road Before Implementation
…regarding his trade agenda, as NAFTA will become the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA. The late-night announcement Sunday allows the Trump administration to beat a self-set deadline. The administration…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…before the September 30th deadline as the previous farm bill expired. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says he is willing to stay in negotiations this month, even though the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-02-18
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Agri View: Mixed Commodity Prices
…impact on agriculture and the farm economy. There is farm credit. Some high-up officials, that deal with the problem every day, are inclined to believe that high interest rates, and…
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) concluded data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture with a 71.5 percent national response rate. The Census, conducted…
Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “The great news of a new USMCA deal is important for…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…Canada’s dairy market, which is even better than what we would have achieved under TPP. “Trade is critical to agriculture, especially trade with our two closest neighbors. The USMCA builds…
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
When the U.S. Ag Department (USDA) sets its 2019 regulatory agenda, it will deal with the unsettled matter of rules governing interactions between contract producers and meatpackers. USDA is looking…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-01-18
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