…7 milk program. Dairy trade was the focus of pre-NAFTA concerns more than a year ago from the Trump Administration. U.S. dairy wants more market access to Canada. Source: National…
Indonesia and Australia Commit to Trade Agreement
…The National Pork Producers Council says the organization is pushing for full access to the Australian market, noting that pork is the largest U.S. agricultural export to Australia. However, NPPC…
Hurricane Changes Fly-in Schedule for Ag Groups
Hurricane Florence is adding another wrinkle to the farm bill process as farmers are being asked to return home Wednesday (09.12.18) as part of the National Pork Producers Council legislative…
Farm, Ethanol Groups Urge President to Restore Integrity to RFS, Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
In a letter to President Trump, the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union, National Sorghum Producers, American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, and Renewable Fuels…
What’s Next for E-Verify Immigration System
All employers would be required to use the E-Verify system to check the immigration status of employees. Milk Business Dot Com says the requirement is part of some revisions to…
Kansas Cattle Traceability Project Moving Forward
…as the recruitment of cow-calf producers. Approximately 55,000 Kansas-based calves will be tagged for the pilot program that will conclude in 2020. During the project, CattleTrace will collect the minimal…
Agri View: Overhauling Livestock Hauling
…big truck. The 10 hour delay can prove costly to the driver, his company, and the producers. But, it is as law, and that is that. That may change soon….
Roberts, Stabenow Announce Ag Trade Hearing
…values for corn and soybean crops, and others, as part of the trade mitigation package producers may now apply to receive payment. The payments to farmers are based on 2018…
Agri View: Artificial Milk Catching On
…Catching On I scanned the milk cartons in a local supermarket. I found four kinds of milk. Mostly there was common dairy milk from cows. Also there was Almond Milk,…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities…
ASTA Outlines Priorities for Final Farm Bill
…Agency regarding cover crop usage alongside cash crops, so farmers and producers no longer run the risk of losing their crop insurance because they used cover crops as an approved…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
…key NAFTA dispute-settlement system, preserve safeguards for cultural industries and avert tougher pharmaceutical patent protections. Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry sectors operate under supply management that protects Canadian producers from…
R-CALF Looking for COOL in NAFTA
…for current and aspiring U.S. cattle producers to expand or start their herd. R-CALF continues to argue that because beef from these imported cattle can be sold as a “Product…
Dairy Farms Turning to GoFundMe to Stay in Business
…milk prices. The fourth-generation farm dates back to 1873. However, with the dairy market muddled in oversupply and impacting prices, the farm was set to go out of business, unless…