…exempted all but the largest operations from requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act, which requires operators to report to both state and federal authorities. The EPA asked the…
Next Rounds of NAFTA Talks are Already Scheduled
While the first round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) aren’t done yet, the next two rounds are already on the schedule. Politico’s Morning Ag…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
A new economic modeling study that will soon be published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has substantially benefited the U.S. economy…
Agriculture’s ‘Do No Harm’ Message Getting Through?
Agriculture’s ‘do no harm’ message to those renegotiating NAFTA seems to be getting through…but will it bear fruit? American Farm Bureau trade adviser Dave Salmonsen says a joint letter from…
GAO Estimates 200,000 Wild Horses Roaming on Federal Lands
…public lands. Farm and land groups such as the American Farm Bureau and Public Lands Council have repeatedly asked lawmakers to address the wild horse population. Last year, AFBF estimated…
Dairy Farmers of Canada in Washington, D.C. to Defend Supply Management System
…supply management system and open access for more U.S. dairy products into Canada. The first round of NAFTA talks this week were to establish an action plan for future negotiations….
Lighthizer: NAFTA Costing Jobs, Failing Americans
Lighthizer At the start of the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement this week, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told reports the deal had benefited many Americans, but…
Agri View: Weather Problems for Rice Crop Farmers
…American homes. You will find a bag or box in just about every American kitchen. Chances are it came from the Bayou country of our Gulf state. That is where…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…the 2017 budget. It is the first increase in Cotton Incorporated’s annual budget since 2013. The Cotton Research and Promotion Plan for 2018 continue the strategic direction set by Cotton…
Congress Returns Next Month Facing Challenges
…both sent USDA spending bills to the full House and Senate, though neither has acted yet and the two bills that both reject big cuts proposed by the president would…
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…outside Last Chance, Colorado. During the visit, part of the Administrator’s nationwide “State Action Tour,” Pruitt met with and solicited input from several dozens local ranchers about how to proceed…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…stand toe to toe with NCBA, NPPC and the other industrial agriculture political voices.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from Family Farm Action Family Farm Action…
Roberts, McCaskill To Host Agriculture Security Roundtable
…Security and Government Affairs, recently passed the “Securing our Food and Agriculture Act,” which President Trump signed into law in July. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Not All Ag Groups Happy with Direction of NAFTA Talks
A handful of farm groups says the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation goals favor corporate agribusiness over family farmers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Politico reports that…