…to keep the prices down on all produce, which may mean sourcing from other growing areas such as Texas and Mexico. “But there’s so many things going on,” she said….
California Among State Farm Bureaus Honored for Excellence at #AFBF16
…Outreach; Leadership Development; Member Services; Policy Development and Implementation; and Public Relations and Communications); • New Mexico (Education and Outreach; Policy Development and Implementation; and Public Relations and Communications); •…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…an indigenous person from the states of Michoacán, Oaxaca, or Guanajuato in Mexico to come to the United States. A Colombian immigrant fleeing political persecution and civil unrest seeks asylum…
NPPC Year in Review
…In the same month, Canada and Mexico were authorized to impose tariffs on U.S. products, including pork and the countries vowed to move forward with the tariffs unless COOL was…
Peanut Pileup
…website Peanuts are grown commercially in 15 states: Georgia, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, California, and Tennessee. However, 11 major…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…available by year’s end, noted Herrick, with ARS’s Range Management Research Unit in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Herrick helped develop, test and release the apps as part of a five-year,…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…IWYP include the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom (BBSRC); Grains Research and Development Corporation of Australia (GRDC); Department of Biotechnology of India (DBT), from Mexico,…
HLB Products Bombarding Growers
…an infected psyllid that flies or rides on a plant into California from places such as Mexico where HLB and psyllids are found together. The tree that was found with…
Appropriations Bill Falls Short for Farmers While Tax Bill Offers Hope
…our corn in 2015, and it is important that we will avoid the negative impacts on that and other corn markets which retaliation by Mexico and Canada would have brought…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
…prevent Canada and Mexico from initiating retaliatory actions. “Farm Bureau supports COOL programs that are in line with world trade rules,” Stallman said. “Current COOL programs, unfortunately, risk serious retaliation…
COOL Repeal in Omnibus Spending Bill
…will be back in compliance with our WTO obligations, avoid more than $1 billion in retaliation from Canada and Mexico, and prevent damages to our relationships with two of our…
COOL Tariffs Could Begin Next Week
…WTO ruled earlier this month Canada and Mexico can impose $1.01 billion in tariffs because of losses caused by the U.S. COOL law. Canada and Mexico in a joint statement…
COOL Update: NFU on Voluntary Labeling
…on the WTO’s tariff decision: The World Trade Organization has set the retaliation amount Canada and Mexico can place on American products in retaliation for the U.S. Country of Origin…
Vilsack Talks About WTO’s Latest Ruling on U.S. Country of Origin Rules
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Vilsack says Monday’s WTO ruling giving Canada and Mexico authority to impose penalties on U.S. products because of the U.S. Country of Origin rules, puts the ball…