More than 1,100 scientists and economists penned a letter opposing the Trump administration proposal to realign and relocate programs within the Department of Agriculture. The group is opposed to the…
New NAFTA Faces Long Road Before Implementation
…regarding his trade agenda, as NAFTA will become the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement, or USMCA. The late-night announcement Sunday allows the Trump administration to beat a self-set deadline. The administration…
Branstad Responds to China Newspaper Ad Against U.S. Trade Policies
…aimed the content paid for by China outlining the harm the Trump administration is placing on U.S. farmers through the trade war. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
…Federal law. All Census data products will be available on NASS’ recently merged NASS/Ag Census website at www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. Watch for additional news about the Ag Census on USDA-NASS social media….
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…U.S. corn-seed export sales. Source: American Seed Trade Association ASA: New ‘NAFTA’ Announced: Soybean Growers Pleased Administration has Reached Deal with Canada and Mexico The Administration’s announcement that it has…
Canada Joins Trade Accord to Replace NAFTA
…30 deadline that the Trump administration was working toward. The USMCA is expected to last 16 years and is intended to be reviewed every six years. The trade deal will…
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
…during the Obama Administration. The rule lowered the bar for poultry and livestock producers to sue the meatpacking or processing companies they have contracts with. The Organization for Competitive Markets…
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…
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and passed in March of this year. The incentive wasn’t extended to 2018 and is currently expired. The NBB’s Vice President of Federal…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…awards were also given to assist in the preparation of the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act. Grant recipients included non-profit and for-profit organizations,…
U.S. Will Publish NAFTA Text Friday
Bloomberg says the Trump Administration will release the text of a bilateral trade agreement with Mexico on Friday. While the text will likely exclude Canada, it will leave open the…
Legislators Call for NAFTA Negotiation Slowdown
…urge Ambassador Lighthizer to stop rushing the NAFTA negotiation process and focus on getting the best deal with both Canada and Mexico.” They add the arbitrary deadlines the administration says…
White House Considers Limits on Biofuel Trading for E15 Deal
Three sources familiar with the discussion told Reuters that the Trump Administration is considering limits on trading biofuels credits. The goal would be to discourage speculation and reduce costs for…
AFBF: Environmental Litigation Reform Needed
…on the Interior, Energy and Environment that a review of how environmental organizations take advantage of the legal system is ripe for timely review. Yates said the misuse of federal…