…co-sponsors: “It is time to take back our legislative power from the EPA and abolish it permanently.” While transition officials with the Donald Trump administration are signaling massive budget and…
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
…could be at risk if clashes over trade and immigration escalate between Mexico and the U.S., according to Reuters. The new Donald Trump Administration is pledging to renegotiate the North…
Committee Vote on EPA Chief Delayed
…Republicans ridiculed their counterparts, Republicans held a similar boycott during the Barack Obama administration over then EPA Administrator nominee Gina McCarthy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…our jurisdiction are current. That may sound like a simple task, but there are currently 73 authorizations of appropriations across the federal government—accounting for almost $650 billion in spending—that have…
Vilsack Endorses Agriculture Secretary Nominee Sonny Perdue
…in the Obama administration. Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement Tuesday that Perdue “knows full well the opportunities and challenges that exist in rural communities.” Vilsack says…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…be facing a shortage of food right now if were not for migrant farm workers. So more than a few farmers are concerned about the incoming administration. Even now there…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
…the House bill would compel the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action against misbranded, plant-based beverages that are inappropriately using dairy terms, especially “milk.” The measure requires the…
Livestock Industry Supports Legislation to Address BLM Planning Rule
…hours of the Obama administration. Ethan Lane, Executive Director of PLC and NCBA Federal Lands said the rule represents a wholesale shift in management focus at BLM; prioritizing “social and…
Refugee Regulations Could Squeeze U.S. Meatpackers Labor Pool
…most Americans are unwilling to perform. North American Meat Institute CEO Barry Carpenter says he hopes the Trump administration “will give careful consideration” the impact these changes would have on…
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…all data in aggregate, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified, as required by federal law. For more information about the 2016 Certified Organic Survey, visit www.nass.usda.gov/organics….
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…its own interests, as well.” “Despite Canada’s efforts to distance itself from the administration’s focus on enforcement and improving how NAFTA functions, it is Canada – not Mexico – that…
NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
The Trump administration over the weekend announced it would pursue closer trade relations with the United Kingdom, news welcomed by the National Pork Producers Council, which urged the administration to…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says landowners scored a victory last week when a federal district court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers for incorrectly claiming jurisdiction over private…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
…leadership will continue to assess all trade policy changes by the new administration and aim to work with the Administration to maintain and expand the benefits of existing or new…