The National Defense Authorization Act approved last week includes language to require an analysis on Foot and Mouth Disease or FMD. Language included in the bill by Iowa Republican Senator…
U.S. Yet to Propose NAFTA Dairy Fix
The United States has yet to propose changes to the dairy issue between the U.S. and Canada as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation. And, Canada’s…
U.S. Has First NAFTA Finalization Target
The United States now has a tentative timeline to complete the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations. The Trump administration notified Congress Friday evening of expected changes to trade…
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
Governor Brown recently signed the Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan bills mapping out where nearly $1.5 billion in cap and trade revenues will be heading. The agriculture industry is set…
Froman Says NAFTA Withdraw a Very Real Prospect
Froman Former U.S. Trade Representative during the Obama administration Michael Froman says a U.S. withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement is still “a very real prospect.” Froman spoke…
Margin Protection Crop Insurance Decision Due
Farmers have until the end of this month to decide if they’d like to take USDA’s new Margin Protection Crop Insurance plan. Known as M-P, the program most closely aligns…
NFU Urges a No Vote on Health Care Plan
…President Roger Johnson sent a letter to members of the Senate asking legislators to vote against the plan, known as the Graham-Cassidy Health Care Plan. Johnson also says NFU will…
Proposed Guest Worker Plan to Replace H-2A Worker Program
Virginia Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte will introduce a bill the week of September 25th that would replace the H-2A guest worker program. The bill is titled the Agricultural Guestworker Act…
Is NAFTA Renegotiation Slowing Other Trade Deals?
An Agri-Pulse report says the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations may actually be costing agriculture other opportunities. The non-yet-fully-staffed Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is fully occupied…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…a control program, especially one that places the plant at the center as the “unifier of knowledge,” so that the plant’s own particular biology and its special defenses can be…
USDA Trade Mission to Expand Export Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Brazil
…1. 7 Seas Group USA, Plano, Texas 2. Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, Ky. 3. American Coalition for Ethanol, Sioux Falls, S.D. 4. Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, Calif. 5. CHS Inc., Inver…
Every Winery Needs a Dog
…the breed, whether it is a Labrador, Border Collie, Weimaraner, or that adorable rescue, every operating vineyard should have a four-legged friend. And not just to charm the guests who…
W. H. and GOP Leaders Considering Ditching Estate Tax Repeal
…of key parts of the GOP tax plan just a week before leader say they’ll unveil a plan, says there could still be changes or reversals. Wolff offers this. Changes…
Ag Exports Groups Urge Passage of the CREAATE Act
…the Agribusiness Coalition for Foreign Market Development say the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports, or CREAATE Act, would boost trade’s impact on U.S. farmer profitability and…