…urged the Donald Trump administration to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan. Republican Representatives Adrian Smith of Nebraska and Ted Yoho of Florida also recently introduced a…
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Popcorn Research and Promotions Board
…Foreign Agricultural Service. The Board reimburses the Federal government for expenses incurred in administering the program. AMS is required to notify the House and Senate agriculture committees when the user…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…under the Obama administration continued to contend it would not be onerous to farmers. The same week the Ag Confidence Index survey was conducted, Congressional Republicans were finally revealing the…
Brazil Investigation Leads to Processor Closures
…out of 302 tested positive for bacteria contamination. Unrelated problems uncovered at three processors led the government to order the cancellation of their Federal Inspection Service registrations, closing them permanently….
Mexico Eager to Start and Finish NAFTA Negotiations
…in July of next year and the current president has reached term limits, meaning there is no guarantee the next administration will come to the negotiating table. Mexico’s top trade…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…federal government, state, or other entity under an agreement with such federal, state, or other entity unless such obligation will be completely satisfied prior to beginning service under the VMLRP;…
Ag Groups Oppose Air Traffic Control Privatization
…and access. The letter arrived this week as the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. The letter says, “Rural communities, agriculture, and…
Six Biotech Giants Dropping to Three by Year’s End
…down to three by the end of this year. A day before the E.U. approved the deal, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission also okayed the deal as long as certain…
Canada Trade Policies Hurting Rural America
A number of U.S. dairy organizations are asking the Trump Administration to take steps against Canadian trade policies they’re calling “protectionist.” They say Canada is shutting the door on American…
Organizations Urge Appropriators to Protect Conservation Funding
…understand that this helps landowners turn limited federal dollars into significant conservation outcomes, besides the many other benefits for family farms, Main Street businesses, and those of us who love…
EU Approves ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
…assets and personnel. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it was requiring the companies to divest three types of pesticides in the U.S. as a condition for completing…
USDA Announces $1.2 Million to Support Aquaculture Research Projects
…research institutions and organizations, federal agencies, private organizations or corporations, and individuals for the purpose of conducting research, extension, or education activities to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas…
EPA Budget Cuts Won’t Ease Mandates
…the Trump administration announced it’s budget for the coming fiscal year, which included a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Western Agricultural Processors Association President and CEO…
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…Nassif says: “The Attorney General’s comments confirm what we in the agriculture industry have understood to be the Administration’s interior enforcement policy: ICE activities will be directed toward deporting felons,…