The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) joined up with Memphis Meats, a San Francisco-based company that’s developing cell-based meat to send a letter to the Trump Administration. The Hagstrom Report…
USDA Payments Expected After Labor Day
…farmers who have been affected by foreign tariffs on U.S. farm products, all in retaliation to President Trump’s trade agenda. A USDA spokesperson confirmed to the Hagstrom Report the department…
USDA Expected to Announce Trade Relief Package Friday
…billion in assistance to farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade agenda. Agri-Pulse reports that sources involved with the process say the payment rate for soybean farmers has been preliminarily proposed…
Mexico, U.S., Expected to Announce NAFTA Agreement Thursday
A handshake between Mexico and the United States is expected today (Thursday) on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Politico reports the Trump administration is planning to formally announce…
Another Poll Shows Farmer Support for Trump Fading
Another poll shows support of President Donald Trump by farmers is declining. A new Farm Journal poll shows that while almost 70 percent of America’s farmers and ranchers voted for…
Trump: “Farmers Are Doing Well”
…farmers by not buying from our farmers,” Trump says. “They know the farmers like Trump and I like them. I love them.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Files WTO Complaint over U.S. Solar Tariffs
…subsidize renewable energy firms” has distorted the global market. The Trump administration in January announced it was imposing “Safeguard tariffs” over four years, with a 30 percent tariff in the…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…its back on leakage, but those commodities may be vulnerable if China decides to crack down.” After the Trump administration imposed tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of Chinese…
Chlorpyrifos Registrations Dead in 60 Days
…announced that he was going to change course and allow the agriculture industry to continue using the product shortly after President Trump took office. The EPA responded to pressures from…
Court Tells EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos
…a Trump administration reversal of an Obama administration plan to impose a ban. Chlorpyrifos is used on cotton, corn, almonds and fruit trees including oranges, bananas and apples, to kill…
Farm Futures Survey: Farmer Support for Trump Slipping
A poll by Farm Futures shows support to Donald Trump from farmers is slipping. The survey found that 60 percent of farmers would vote for the president if the election…
NAFTA Negotiations: Mexico Close, Canada Talks Not Close
…and wrap this up.” The Trump Administration wants the negotiations finished by the end of August, so the current Mexican Administration could sign off on the deal. Source: National Association…
Doud Rips China, India Farm Subsidies
…a problem in steel, take a long look at the sugar market.” He also tried to allay the concerns about the Trump Administration’s trade policy, which has had a negative…
New State Authority Over Local Waters a Boon to Farmers and Ranchers
The Trump administration’s decision to return water-permitting authority to more states means faster, better and more affordable decision-making for all Americans. Under terms of an agreement signed by the U.S….