…his comments, Johnson urged the Trump administration to rework NAFTA to allow for domestic sovereignty over laws regarding food and agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Industry to Create Anti-fraud Task Force
…that importers report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program when they reject shipments and why according to Politico. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmland Values Expected to Decline
Experts expect farmland values to decline as agriculture enters the projected fourth year of lower farm incomes. Agricultural real estate business Farmers National Company says agricultural land values in most…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Still Accepting Nominations
…CA. The award is possible thanks to generous contributions from many organizations, including Sustainable Conservation, California Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Credit West, American AgCredit, The Harvey L. & Maud S….
Withdraw ‘GIPSA’ Rule, Say NPPC, Pork Producers
…to the agency comments from 630 pork producers and others in the pork industry, opposing the regulation and asking that it be withdrawn. The comments were on an interim final…
Pig Pens: A Look at Mirrors and Mats
by USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS scientists found that pigs preferred to be in pens with mirrors and rubber mats. (Photo by Shelly Deboer.) What a pig sees when it…
USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards
…at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, which administers the Department’s school meals programs. “Farm to school projects foster healthy eating habits among America’s school-age children, and local economies are nourished,…
Brazil State-controlled Bank Cuts Credit Lines to JBS SA
…politicians. JBS signed a leniency deal to pay the equivalent of $3.15 billion in fines to settle the charges over corruption. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue to Testify Before Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee
…proposes to cut $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade and makes cuts to farm subsidies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Pace of Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Loans Slowing
…of new loans to young and beginning farmers declined by 1.9 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. However, since the dollar volume of the Farm Credit System’s overall farm lending declined…
EU Seeks to Expand Trade with Mexico
…push trade. An upgraded trade agreement, according to Politico, would feature food and agriculture products, such as bananas, avocados, and tuna. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Ag Machinery Industry Says NAFTA Could Use Changes
…counterparts. For example, 80 percent of Canadian equipment dealers and over 50 percent of Canadian manufacturers surveyed were satisfied with the terms of NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm…
USDA Releases Latest WASDE Report
…its U.S. acreage and grain stocks reports on June 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. For the latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)…
Agri View: Talk Continues on Effects of the Wall
…range from 8 billion to 25 billion dollars. Whatever the cost, constructing that wall is not the only thing that generates financial repercussions. Trade, especially farm trade. Sale of farm…