…rules. Canada’s repeated disregard for its dairy trade commitments to the United States has left American dairy farmers enduring the severe and unfair consequences. “America’s dairy farmers will continue to…
Deadline to Apply for Funding to Grow the Bioeconomy June 28th
…biomaterials from renewable sources such as crops, trees, and waste materials from farmland and forests. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), authorized by the 2014…
NMPF Recognizes Members of Congress for Focusing Attention on Dairy Workforce Needs
…so critical to dairy producers,” said NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern. “Dairy farming is a physically demanding, 24-7, 365-day job. Without the help of foreign labor, many American dairy…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…your grocery bill seemed a little bit cheaper for your Easter spending this year. You’re not alone. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Spring Picnic Market Basket Survey, we…
DDG Prices at Lowest Point in a Decade
…this time of year in a decade. Earlier this year, China imposed import tariffs on the product, slowing American exports to the world’s largest market. A Bloomberg Report says the…
Immigration Raids Could Send Milk Prices Soaring
Continued immigration raids on American dairy farms could send milk prices soaring. Jaime Castaneda, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Trade Policy for the National Milk Producers Federation, says…
Group Sues to Ban Processed Meats in CA Schools
…or a vegan diet. The North American Meat Institute calls the lawsuit a publicity stunt. “We stand by the nutrition benefits that meat, both fresh and processed, provide for growing…
Trump: Healthcare Reform Before Tax Reform
…like the American Farm Bureau sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, and ranking Democrat Richard Neal of Massachusetts. The letter called…
Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record
…since 1920 from Shasta Lake to the American River basin. Today’s total surpassed the previous record of 88.5 inches recorded in the entirety of Water Year 1983. The region’s annual…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Act Immediately to Halt Canada’s Continued Disregard of Trade Obligations
The U.S. dairy sector and state agriculture officials urged President Donald Trump to take immediate action against Canada’s repeated and escalating disregard for its trade obligations under the North American…
U.S. Tractor Sales Up in March
…Association of Equipment Manufacturers North American Tractor, Combine Sales Rebound Canadian retail sales of farm tractors jumped more than 50 percent while self-propelled combine sales leaped more than 100 percent…
Senators Ask Administration to Act on Dairy Trade Barriers by Canada
…and Kristen Gillibrand, along with Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin, sent a letter to the Trump administration saying the trade barriers are hurting American dairy farmers and processors. The letter was…
World Trade Expanding Amid Deep Uncertainty
…4$ billion to U.S. agriculture. Trump also intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, which could cause tensions between the U.S. and Mexico and Canada. Mexico is the…
Conaway Statement on GAO Food Aid Report
…Security Program. Most importantly, I hope we never lose sight of the critical role American farmers and U.S.-grown commodities have played in feeding the world over the past 60 years.”…