…have over increasing competition from Mexican producers. Perdue acknowledged on Wednesday that they have been hurt by Mexican competition under NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…Lum described the Medfly quarantine requirements as an unforeseen, added expense. “But this is part of my farm crop and commodities that provide income, and I can’t risk losing it,”…
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…proposal with further cuts to the 2018 RFS volumes and now there are rumors that the agency is considering allowing U.S. biofuel export volumes to count toward compliance with the…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Risk Management Agency. Northery Perdue issued the following statement: “These two nominees will bring experience and integrity to USDA the moment they…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 10-5-17
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San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…a civil penalty of as much as $1,000 per day, for grocery chains that do not comply with the reporting standards. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, Canada, Settle 21 Year Beef Fight
…in stages to 50,000 metric tons of duty-free beef, as well as 80,000 metric tons of pork and 100,000 of wheat. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Two Groups Urge USDA to Finalize Farmer Fair Practices Rule
Two farm groups are urging the Department of Agriculture to finalize the Farmer Fair Practices rule under the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration. The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and the…
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
…the world has experienced eight significant episodes of La Niña and 12 significant episodes of El Niño, a warming of currents. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Ag Groups Want Intervention of GI Review
…to confiscate generic terms that derive from part of the protected name or are otherwise in common usage, such as ‘parmesan.’ From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with local groups to help prevent floods, protect watersheds, improve agricultural water management and enhance wildlife…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…endangered and threatened species. In return for enrolling in CRP, USDA, through the Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, provides participants with rental payments and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Confirmation of Censky & McKinney
…reeling from the effects of multiple hurricanes and also offer prudent counsel as Congress continues work on the 2018 Farm Bill. Ted McKinney will take charge of the newly-created mission…
Farm City Newsday, Wednesday 10-4-17
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