…promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A lot of people blame NAFTA and the new TPP for the loss of industrial…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…that prepare the United States to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. “Climate change jeopardizes American food security and the livelihoods of American family farmers, ranchers and…
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
…President Xi Jinping in April. Leaders from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute also signed the letter. American beef producers have been denied access to…
Subcommittee Examines the Future of SNAP
…the domestic hunger safety net, and is currently responsible for putting food on the table for nearly 43 million Americans. The program has seen considerable growth and changes in participation…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…said American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “Months ago, we won a court decision that vindicates the rights of farmers and all Americans to protect their personal information from…
Subcommittee Examines Farm Policy in Advance of the Next Farm Bill
…Wesley Spurlock, President, National Com Growers Association, Stratford, TX Mr. Ron Moore, President, American Soybean Association, Roseville, IL Mr. David Schemm, President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Sharon Springs, KS…
Study Shows Capacity Funding is a Valued Investments to States
…investments that benefit the American public through agriculture and food research, extension, and education projects. The report, “National Evaluation of Capacity Programs,” was prepared by TEConomy Partners. “It’s no accident…
President Signs Resolution to Repeal BLM Planning 2.0
…the American Farm Bureau, and others. The American Farm Bureau had suggested the rule, which was finalized in December, would negatively impact federal lands use. Ethan Lane, executive director of…
Mexico Considering Duty-free Corn Trade with Brazil, Argentina
…the potential move by Mexico is seen as a shift away from American imports, according to DTN. An eagerness to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement by President Donald…
JBS Suspends Brazil Product After Meat Scandal
…at his confirmation hearing that he wouldn’t call for a ban either, fearing retaliation from other countries against American agricultural products. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Study: 82% of U.S. Households Buy Organic Regularly
…by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) on Thursday show things have changed in the kitchens of American households across the country, from small towns to the big cities. Organic can…
Ag Groups Divided on Health Care Reform
Two of the bigger Agriculture groups are divided on the Republican plan (American Health Care Act) to replace the Affordable Care Act. Politico’s Morning Agriculture report says American Farm Bureau…
Amid Brazil Scandal, Groups Urging Reconsideration of COOL
…keep COOL on the list and to ensure a reinstatement of COOL would be allowable under any renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mandatory COOL, first passed in…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…concluded his Farm Bill testimony by stressing the importance of international trade to the American beef industry. “Trade is vital to the beef industry, and protecting trade promotion programs such…