…Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, through the South, the Southwest, California and the Great Plains, American agriculture was devastated by natural disasters in 2017,” said Bill Northey, Under Secretary…
Trump Acknowledges Ag Pain Due to Tariff Talk
…retaliation for American duties place on steel and aluminum coming into the country from all over the world, including China. The Chinese commerce ministry says it doesn’t want a trade…
Mexico Not Ruling Out Quick NAFTA Result
The Mexican Foreign Minister says he’s not ruling out a quick ending to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks. Reuters says the top Mexican diplomat says progress is…
2018 Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…Credit West, American AgCredit, The Harvey L. & Maud S. Sorensen Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Leopold Conservation Award Alumni. For application information, please visit leopoldconservationaward.org. By CDFA Office of…
USDA and SBA Join Forces to Help Rural American Businesses
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening small businesses and the agricultural economies in rural America. They signed the…
Growth Energy Responds To EPA Waivers
…profits.” Skor says secret handouts undermine the administration’s commitment to renewable fuels and represent a real threat to hard-pressed American farmers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
White House Trade Chief Says U.S./China to Hold Trade Talks
A Bloomberg report says that American and Chinese officials have both indicated a willingness to find a negotiated solution to their trade differences. Top government officials are expected to hold…
National Groups Respond to Proposed Chinese Tariffs
From American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) The following statement on the Chinese tariff announcement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “Farmers and ranchers are, by…
Ag Bankers Report Shows Increase in Lending
Agricultural lending from U.S. banks increased nearly six percent in 2017, according to a new report by the American Bankers Association. Ag lending increased $5.9 billion to $106 billion last…
Agri View: New Style for Food Shopping
…generation of a lot more cultural changes than American wide. It’s because they are more into computers than the previous generation. One element is online shopping. It is a lot…
Ag Economy Barometer Results for March
…in the survey were concerned a trade war would negatively impact agricultural exports, as seen with the recent China tariffs. Regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement, one-third of farmers…
Farmers for Free Trade Continues Ad Campaign Aimed at President Trump
…the next two weeks on cable news channels like CNN, Fox, and MSNBC. China has already announced $3 billion in retaliatory action, much of which was aimed at American agricultural…
Ag Groups Get a Face-to-Face with USTR Negotiator
…about the North American Free Trade Talks and other trade negotiations. Farm groups representing commodity producers and agricultural processing associations likely expressed a lot of fears that tariffs against China…
Agri View: Farm Bill
…at least give American farmers a plan that will keep American agriculture prosperous. Now, it is all in the hands of Congress. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……