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Canada Veterinary University Receives 20,000 Acre Donation
…donation was made by businessman and philanthropist J.C. Anderson, 90, and his daughter Wynne. The two have operated the ranch since 2005. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Railcar Helps Bridge Lifelong Access Goal
Jeff Mack had a lifelong goal to get a bridge on his land to improve access to his cattle in the winter months. The Natural Resources Conservation Service used their…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Ethanol Announcement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hailed President Trump’s directive to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin a rulemaking process to expand the sale of corn ethanol, to include…
RFA Applauds President Trump’s E15 Announcement
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) applauds the announcement by President Donald Trump that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning a formal rulemaking process to allow year-round sales of E15…
CoBank: USMCA Provides Certainty, But More is Needed
…affect the U.S. dairy, pork and beef sectors, adding “U.S. agriculture will have much more to celebrate when those barriers are removed.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Language in USMCA Not Surprising
…and Mexico could or would do to resist it.” China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner and the fourth-largest trading partner for Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Dairy Organization Turns Down Trudeau Meeting
…market to other nations. USMCA follows CETA, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, and the CPTPP that replaced the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-09-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
National Cooperative Month Looks to the Future of Agriculture
…10 in terms of business activity and economic power. There are multiple types of cooperatives within the farming industry itself. More than 2 million member-owners are active in marketing, farm…
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
…to classify a set of diagnostic symptoms as Colony Collapse Disorder and spurred major efforts to measure, quantify, and understand pollinator loss. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Favors Removal of Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
…Perdue says the White House and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discussed the tariffs during a recent meeting, but no conclusion was reached. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Purdue: GMO Labeling Law Still Expected This Year
…“Trump, Perdue, and their corporate lobbyists may want indefinite delay and keeping Americans in the dark, but the law doesn’t permit it.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Court to Hear OTA Suit Against USDA Organic Livestock Rule Withdraw
…Association filed its original lawsuit against USDA in September of 2017 over the agency’s continued delay of the final organic welfare standard. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….