China Represents Single-Greatest Sales Opportunity in U.S. Pork History Expanding U.S. export markets is vital to the success of American pork producers, but trade disputes with some of our top…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
…long-awaited disaster legislation that provides a lifeline to farmers, ranchers, and producers dealing with extensive damage to their operations caused by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. “Given the size…
AB 555 Has Legs and Needs Attention
…is and would sign it if it came to his desk right now,” Wolfe added. There is still time for producers and operations to make their voice heard about the…
Final EPA Rule Exempts Farms From Emissions Reporting
The National Pork Producers Council applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for finalizing its rule exempting livestock farmers from reporting to state and local authorities the routine emissions from…
Disaster Relief Aid Finally Passes in the House
The U.S. House finally followed the Senate’s lead and approved the $19.1 billion disaster relief package late Monday. The measure is designed to help ag producers impacted by natural disasters…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…of April 1, 2019, the value of U.S. pork exports to Mexico were down 28 percent from the same period last year. National Milk Producers Federation From National Milk Producers…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…County Profiles break down the vast amount of data collected through the census and provides a more individualized look at American agriculture. Overall, California producers are responsible for 12 percent…
USDA Opens Signup for National Conservation Innovation Grants
…and partners to implement on-the-ground conservation activities and then evaluate their impact. Incentive payments are provided to producers to offset the risk of implementing innovative approaches. The Soil Health Demo…
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…dairy products and non-alcoholic beverages also continue to benefit U.S. producers. As the United States has out-competed Colombia’s other major trade partners, Colombian importers and distributors attribute the United States’…
USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Marketing Assistance Loan Deadlines
…producers of the May 31, 2019, deadline to apply for crop year 2018 marketing assistance loans for feed grains, upland cotton, soybeans and minor oilseeds. “These commodity loans provide short-term…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…in Agricultural Trade Promotion funding. Almonds will be included in the Marketing Facilitation Program. According to the USDA release, “Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers and fresh grape…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…for a later-specified time frame. o Tree nut producers, fresh sweet cherry producers, cranberry producers, and fresh grape producers will receive a payment based on 2019 acres of production. o These payments…
USDA Releases Baseline Data on Antimicrobial Use by Beef and Swine Operations
…a baseline for how livestock producers used antimicrobials prior to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule change in January 2017, which makes two important changes to how antimicrobial…
Producers Encouraged to Participate in Goat Industry Study
Producers are being encouraged to participate in the second national study looking at the goat industry. The 2019 Goat Study is being conducted by the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring…