…with how the rules would have helped them seek legal assistance. Organization executive director Joe Maxwell says the group and more than 80 other farm organizations have called on the…
KORUS Agreement a Relief to Agriculture
…to Korea set a record last year of $1.7 billion, up 19 percent from the prior year and up 69 percent from 2012. USMEF spokesperson Joe Schuele told Meat industry…
Farmers for Free Trade Launching $500,000 Ad Campaign on Trade
…Lou Dobbs, and Morning Joe, as well as online. In the ad, Erickson-Jones says, “We depend on free trade policies to maintain our export markets. The crops we grow here…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Strong Bipartisan Bill in U.S. Senate
…this bill as quickly as possible.” Initial bipartisan cosponsors of Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act (or, FARM Act) are U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.),…
Australia Touts Benefits of U.S. Re-joining TPP
In a Washington, D.C. speech Monday, an Australian trade official stressed the benefits of the U.S. rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Joe Hockey addressed the…
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…Agriculture Division from DowDuPont; Celia Gould, Director, Idaho State Department of Agriculture; Bill Lovette, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pilgrim’s; and Joe Stone, Senior Vice President, Cargill, Inc. “This gathering…
Senate Ag Committee Approves Vaden as USDA General Counsel
…for a vote. The committee approved the nomination on a 14 to 7 vote, Senate Agriculture ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow, along with fellow Democrats Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly, joined…
Perdue Hears Concerns of California Farmers
…and they know how important it is.” Perdue said he believes a deal will be done in the end. In describing his concern about regulations, walnut grower Joe Ferrari of…
Celebrating National Sandwich Day
…popular varieties of American sandwich include but are not limited to BLT, club sandwich, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, sloppy joe, French dip, Italian beef, and others. I’m Cathy Isom……
National Coffee Day
Cathy Isom fills you in on why you might be inclined to have an extra cup of joe today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Coffee Day…
Is NAFTA Renegotiation Slowing Other Trade Deals?
…cut tariffs with other countries like Japan and Vietnam. Former USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says U.S. negotiators are very skilled at what they do but NAFTA is a massive…
Senators Want Action on Brazil Ethanol Tariff
…and Dick Durbin, Minnesota Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, along with Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USMEF: Pork Export Success
Exports remain an important part of the U.S. industry. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) spokesman Joe Schuele says Mexico is importing a record amount of pork. Mexico South Korea is…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…protect” America’s family farms and rural communities from multinational agribusiness monopolies that are “destroying rural economies and way of life.” The Kansas City, Missouri-based group’s President Joe Maxwell, a Missouri…