…region beginning with Japan. … As you continue to lead America forward, we want to be a resource for your administration for possible strategies in improving existing and future trade…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
…(USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shared information on its website concerning its administration of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA). This information…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…believed cow’s milk to be an ingredient in soymilk. The letter follows a separate letter to the Food and Drug Administration sent last week, in which the Soyfoods Association concluded…
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
The national GMO labeling law passed by Congress may avoid the Donald Trump administration executive order against government regulations. The executive order calls for two regulations to be removed from…
Farmer Fair Practices Rules Effective Date, Comment Periods Extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is delaying the effective date of a rule by 60 days, and extending the comment period by 30…
South Dakota Considering Country-of-Origin Labeling
…reports the rule would exclude prepared and ready-to-eat foods. Mandatory federal country-of-origin labeling was bitterly opposed by the meat processing industry and ultimately dismantled by a series of World Trade…
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
A Kansas City, Kansas federal court will hold the first of several class-action lawsuit hearings against Syngenta over Viptera corn in June. DTN reports the first trial is scheduled for…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…of Proposed Rule-making to pose questions to the public. However, the proposal was withdrawn under the new Donald Trump Administration. In addition, under a new executive order aimed at reducing…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
Dana Perino tells audience to “Expect the Unexpected” Actions of the new administration are like “a dog on ice chasing a marble,” Dana Perino told an audience at the 2017…
Congressman Gaetz; Why Abolish the EPA
Gaetz Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a bill proposing to abolish the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since 1970, the EPA has worked at the federal government level to ensure…
Cargill Chief: NAFTA in “Good Place”
…agricultural economy.” He says new trade deals must fill the hole left by the Trump Administration’s move to exit the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He adds that it makes “no sense for…
Agri View: Water War Outlook
…longest running water wars in this country is destined to go on for a while yet. Federal officials put that dispute between Georgia and Florida in the hands of a…
Dairy Trade in the Trump Era
…new Administration must focus. So, as a re-examination of NAFTA gets underway, our industry will be working closely with the Administration and Congress to demonstrate the importance of Mexico to…
Putting a Face on California Farmers
…“Having our actual producers meet congressional, agency and administration representatives, look them in the eye and tell them their story really helps those folks that work for us in the…