Farmers National Company says 70 percent of farmland will transfer ownership over the next 20 years. The transfers will occur by sale, will, trust beneficiary or gifts, according to the…
Canada Announces New Dairy Working Groups
…groups will focus on helping dairy farmers adjust to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, and discuss support for other trade deals. A separate…
Californian Once Again Leads National FFA Officer Team
…California State University of Chico and the first female African American elected to the office of president, served in the position during the 2017-2018 term. While serving as state president…
Canada Willing to Stall Trade Deal with China until China is More Reasonable
…reasonable.” Canada is working to reach an agreement with China, despite new provisions in the updated North American Free Trade Agreement that seek to block trade pacts with China. The…
Grassley: No Trade Aid for Smithfield Foods
…owned by Chinese conglomerate WH Group. Grassley Grassley took to Twitter and says, “Smithfield seems to be in a ‘can’t-lose’ situation thanks to American taxpayers.” A spokesman for the Iowa…
Federal Agencies Combine Resources for Food Waste Initiative
…Research Service, 30 to 40 percent of the American food supply is wasted and becomes the largest contributing sector for materials ending up in landfills. In 2010 alone, there were…
Federal Reserve: NAFTA 2.0 Won’t Help Dairy Industry
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) replacement will not benefit dairy farmers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank. A report by the Federal Reserve says gains made by the…
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
…the environmental lobby, forcing the state to release water to flow into the ocean at the price of farmland. This increased flow was due to what is called “biological opinions”….
Trump, China, To Talk Trade at G20
…“will meet for a bit” during the event. He said he anticipated staff-level meetings between Chinese and American officials ahead of the November 30th summit. However, Kudlow warned not to…
Canada, Mexico, Want Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Lifted
…“as soon as possible.” Mexico’s top negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement, now the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Mexico should not sign the agreement until the tariffs have been…
Bankers Expect Farmland Prices to Continue Decline
Rural bankers expect farmland prices will continue to decline. In the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, Midwest lenders on average estimated that farmland prices declined by 4.0 percent over…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Lucerne Area Revitalization Association CO Denver Cottonwood Management Company CO Denver Forest City Trust CO Denver Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation CO Aurora Aurora Economic Development Council DE Newark University…
EPA Chief Says E15 Expansion Doesn’t Need Congress
…policy function better for the American public, rather than take it to court.” The oil industry opposes lifting the ban on year-round ethanol because the move would cut into its…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…American agriculture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine program and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use detector dog teams,…