…agreement, and the continued progress with Japan, can lead to further deals with other trading partners like the European Union and China. The dominoes are falling and it is good…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
The National Farmers Union has sent a second letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the labeling of cell-cultured meat. The letter calls for officials to finally formalize the…
Farm Bureau says U.S.-Japan Trade Statement Bodes Well for Future
…agreement will address key trade issues that should create additional opportunities down the road and could lead to wider cooperation at the global level that includes the European Union. The…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
…affect Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and at least four members of the European Union – Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom – as well as countries that supply…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Paul Wenger Owner Wenger Ranch, CA Zach Clark Director of Government Relations National Farmers Union Collin Woodall Senior VP of Government Affairs National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Jim Monroe Senior Communications…
Updated KORUS Protects Current Market Share
…more than 50 percent compared to a year ago. The United States is the largest supplier of beef to Korea and trails only the European Union as the second-largest pork…
Perdue Comments on Signing of New KORUS Trade Agreement
…deals. I am optimistic that the dominoes will continue to fall: KORUS, then a new NAFTA, and new agreements with the European Union, Japan, and, most notably, China. As an…
High-Yield Farming May Be Better for Environment Than Previously Believed
…hundreds of investigations into four sizeable food sectors which make up significant portions of the global production of each commodity such as European dairy, Latin American beef, Asian paddy rice,…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…transportation, finance and retailing must be considered when pursing trade actions,” Farm Bureau emphasized. The European Union, Canada and Mexico all have implemented retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S….
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
…developed an estimate of gross trade damages for commodities with assessed retaliatory tariffs by Canada, China, the European Union, Mexico, and Turkey to set commodity payment rates and purchase levels…
Hurricane Changes Fly-in Schedule for Ag Groups
…genetically engineered livestock and laboratory-produced cultured protein.” Meanwhile, National Farmers Union members who arrived earlier this week are not expected to leave until a scheduled departure on Friday. More than…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
In a letter to President Trump, the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, National Sorghum Producers, American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, and Renewable Fuels…
National Farmers Union DC Fly-in This Week
National Farmers Union members head to Capitol Hill this week at a critical time for agriculture issues. NFU is hosting 350 farmers as part of a fly-in event. The farmers…
Canada, U.S. NAFTA Talks Appear to be Progressing
…with Japan, the European Union and even China. President Donald Trump continues to pressure Canada into reaching an agreement “over the next day or two,” threatening that Canada would “be…