U.S. agriculture is benefiting from trade with Cuba, according to new figures released by the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council. Exports of food and agricultural products from the U.S. to…
Study: Killing NAFTA Kills Manufacturing, Agriculture Jobs
…The report finds that most of the job losses would affect workers holding lower-skilled occupations, including production workers in manufacturing and agriculture and lower-wage workers in services industries. The report…
TPP 11 Agreement in Place, Signing set for March
…Trans-Pacific Partnership, the agreement comes after talks in Japan this week, according to CBC News of Canada. With Canada now on board, with the approval of its agriculture sector, the…
CoBank: Expect more Farm Bankruptcies in 2018
…law also allows farmers to restructure debt without forming creditors’ committees. Meanwhile, the report points out that trade is “mission critical” for agriculture in 2018. CoBank says: “U.S. agriculture has…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-23-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. NAFTA negotiations start back up today and the current, and a former, agriculture secretary is positive…
Another Round of NAFTA Talks Getting Underway
…to be addressed, including agriculture. The talks come as Bloomberg claims the U.S. and Canada agree on 40 percent of the topics being negotiated, and that Mexico may be able…
Senate Votes to End Government Shutdown
…was 80 to 18, with 33 Democrats joining 47 Republicans in voting for the measure. The Department of Agriculture had planned to furlough roughly 70 percent of the agency’s employees,…
Farmers Union Releases Priorities for Farm Bill
…to the Agricultural Risk Coverage program, and an “incentives-based inventory management program to manage milk supplies based on market demand.” The Board also called for mechanisms to address oversupply of…
USDA-APHIS to Review Research for Determination of Non-Regulated Status for Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed
…as hulls and linters. Extensive field evaluations demonstrated that ULGCS poses no greater ecological risk than conventional cotton varieties.” USDA-APHIS will consider all comments received on or before February 5,…
Two Dairy Leaders Join Dairy Council of CA Board
…Dairy Council of California’s Board of Directors by Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. On his family’s farm in Tulare, California, Curti oversees operations for…
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
…will conclude with a keynote speech from Glenda Humiston, Vice President of the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Studies by Penn State Agricultural Economist Dr. Edward…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-22-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Navel orangeworm strategies were discussed at the UC Statewide Pistachio Day and Trent Loos talks with…
NPPC Commends USDA for Maintaining Essential Livestock Market Programs
Two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs critical to the continuity of livestock market operations will continue during the current federal government shutdown. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program, managed…
Former Ag Secretary says Trump Understands Importance of NAFTA
…feel not enough progress has been made so far. Mike Johanns, a former Ag Secretary, says, “So far, the negotiations really haven’t gone anywhere.” There are stakeholders in agriculture who…