…conservation to food and rural development and moving the agencies out of Washington would reduce their access to data from other agencies. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Registration Now Open for 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
…quickly. Annual meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, American National CattleWomen, CattleFax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation will be held at this event. Convention participants will…
New NAFTA Faces Long Road Before Implementation
…will likely be before Congress. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats would “closely scrutinize the text” of the NAFTA proposal. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…also last week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts said arrangements were being made to ensure USDA operations are not left behind. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Branstad Responds to China Newspaper Ad Against U.S. Trade Policies
…aimed the content paid for by China outlining the harm the Trump administration is placing on U.S. farmers through the trade war. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
AFBF Seeking Farm Dog of the Year
…farm families.” Farm dog owners must be Farm Bureau members to enter their dogs in the competition and must submit applications by October 12th online at www.fb.org. Source: National Association…
Celebrating National Apple Month
…York is the second-largest apple producing state in the country. Only Washington State produces more apples than the Empire State. Perennially, Michigan ranks third; Pennsylvania and California round out the…
The California Kitchen: Autumn Strawberry Mousse
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Autumn Strawberry Mousse with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 Egg Whites .5 C Sugar…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…News” for Cattle Producers Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation California rancher and President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, released the following statement in response to news that negotiators have reached…
Roberts Offers Hope for Temporary Farm Bill Program Funding
…wouldn’t have baseline funding. The aid package contains a trade-promotion element of $200 million, while the FMD program costs $34.5 million annually. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
…the courts to compel the USDA to act, and not to either compel any particular action or have USDA reinstate the rules. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…joined the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, and the Nebraska Farm Bureau in seeking USDA clarification on the issue. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…states all the way from California to Connecticut, and they asked for a resolution in the coming weeks from House leadership. The biodiesel tax incentive was retroactively renewed for 2017…
September USDA Stocks Report Bearish
…demand likely down eight percent from last year. Part of the reason may be slower than expected exports during the marketing year. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….