…organized by the American Statistical Association and includes 56 former USDA and federal statistical agency officials. The group questioned how moving the agencies to a location outside DC could bring…
2018 Farmland Sales Increasing
Landowners are more interested in selling this year. The amount of land Farmers National Company has listed for sale is up 21 percent compared to last year at this time….
Canada Veterinary University Receives 20,000 Acre Donation
…of a ranch that has ever been made to a North American university. And, in terms of size, at nearly 7,700 hectares, or 20,000 acres, it represents the biggest gift…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Ethanol Announcement
…again made it abundantly clear that he is unleashing the full potential of American energy production as we retake our rightful place as the world’s leader. I thank President Trump…
RFA Applauds President Trump’s E15 Announcement
…first official step in this process is being taken. When markets are open and competitive, American consumers win,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “We thank President Trump for…
CoBank: USMCA Provides Certainty, But More is Needed
The overhauled North American Free Trade Agreement, now named the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will accomplish important objectives for U.S. agriculture, according to CoBank. However, a report by CoBank…
Canada Dairy Organization Turns Down Trudeau Meeting
…the impact of the concessions” made in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement, which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, grants U.S. dairy more market access to Canada. Dairy Farmers…
National Cooperative Month Looks to the Future of Agriculture
…of Agriculture Orville Freeman made the proclamation. Now, one-third of all Americans have ownership in some type of cooperative. Close to a million American farmers belong to a cooperative, accounting…
Agri View: Growing World Record Vegetables
…That one bean might have fed a whole family. The record for the biggest cabbage still belongs to an American grower. 127 pounds. Now, these vegetables are not on file…
Perdue Favors Removal of Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
…for relaxing those,” in a speech to a joint meeting of the North American Meat Institute, the Canadian Meat Council and a Mexican meat industry group. The section 232 steel…
USDA Partners to Improve Community Infrastructure for 1.1 Million Rural Americans
…Community Facilities funding. Eligible applicants include municipalities, public bodies, nonprofit organizations and federally and state-recognized Native American tribes. Applicants and projects must be in rural areas with a population of…
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…country would not be allowing any extra access for American farm goods than what is given to other countries in current trade agreements. “We think frankly that we are a…
Senator Corker Has Concerns Regarding New NAFTA
…Hill he is “concerned about the steel and aluminum tariffs” that the U.S. and Canada both say are not connected to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that will replace the North American…
Congress Could Press for NAFTA Vote This Year
…the new trade deal this year, if the party loses majority in the House. The USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, and if one of the chambers…