The National Farmers Union Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution opposing the current version of the House Farm Bill that passed out of the Ag Committee last week. The…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
…export destinations for the state include: European Union ($3.4 billion); Canada ($3.3 billion); China ($2 billion); Japan ($1.4 billion) and Mexico ($1 billion). The meeting underscored California’s commitment to international…
Mexico/European Union Reach Trade Deal
The European Commission announced over the weekend that the European Union and Mexico had reached a free trade deal. A CNN Money report says the deal virtually eliminates tariffs on…
Russia Approves Bayer Acquisition of Monsanto
…the process in the second quarter of this year. Bayer got conditional approval from the European Commission in March and still awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Justice. From…
Japan-EU Trade Agreement Threatens U.S. Pork Exports to Japan
…Partnership Agreement in December of last year. For 2017, Japan imported $1.68 billion of pork from the U.S. and $1.69 billion from the European Union. Japan ranked as the world’s…
Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity
…epidemic that is disproportionately affecting farming communities. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson joined Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural…
Bayer On Track to Acquire Monsanto
…Union (EU) had given conditional approval of the acquisition back in March. The European Commission now has an April 30 deadline to assess whether BASF is a suitable buyer for…
Trump Announces E15 Waiver Support to Farm State Lawmakers
…on summer-time E15 sales “allows retailers to offer better options alongside traditional blends all year long.” National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson applauded the move as well, but says “more…
Groups React to Farm Bill Proposal
…“We will continue to work with the Committee to get this bill onto the House floor as quickly as possible.” National Farmers Union U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway…
Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides
A group of farm organizations led by the National Farmers Union are urging Congress to address farmer suicide rates in the next farm bill. The Coalition of 35 farm groups…
Federal Bill Aims to Prevent Local Regulation of Agriculture
…product is sold in other states. A national coalition of more than 100 agricultural groups including the California Dairy Campaign and the California Farmers Union argues that the bill would…
National Groups Respond to Proposed Chinese Tariffs
…damaging trade dispute.” From National Farmers Union In the latest of a series of tariff threats between the United States and China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced plans…
USDA Warns Dangerous Pests are Emerging, Adds Cherry Fruit Fly to Alert List
…efforts. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has just added the European cherry fruit fly to this growing list. Fortunately, individuals can help…
Global Crop Protection Groups Announce Data Transparency
…to pesticide product safety data from non-commercial use. Doing so, the associations say, will help explain the existing regulatory process, focusing on the European Union, and to address the safety,…