…Dakota, $100,000 Midwest Hop Producers LLC, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, $69,315 NG Health Ventures LLC, Lincoln, Nebraska, $100,000 Ecovative Design LLC, Troy, New York, $99,999 FloraPulse Company, Ithaca, New York, $99,927 Vedge…
‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ Once Again
…was 25 years ago because of the decline in the number of cows being sold. Beef producers are now able to provide more high-quality meat with a fewer number of…
Initial Progress Made on U.S.-Japan Trade Issues
…Politico. Meanwhile, U.S. beef producers were eager to see the talks begin to address Japan’s safeguard tariff that ratcheted up duties of imported frozen beef from 38.5 percent to 50…
NAFTA Commodity Groups Unite to Urge Negotiation Success
…Sorghum Producers, National Corn Growers, and others, met with counterparts from Canada and Mexico last week. As round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude, the groups…
NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers”
…and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule: “This is a victory for America’s cattle and beef producers – and it’s a victory for America’s consumers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue deserves…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
The Trump administration announced it will withdraw regulations related to the buying and selling of livestock, a move strongly commended by the National Pork Producers Council, which opposed the Obama-era…
NAFTA Talks Turn to Agriculture, Dairy
…classification that lowered domestic prices for certain milk protein products to the minimum global price, was met with swift pushback, according to Politico. The proposal called a “five-page attack” on…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…large group of organizations, including the American Farm Bureau, National Pork Producers Council, the Coalition of Services Industries, and many others hit Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The goal was to…
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…says NAFTA benefits Canada more than America in several different areas. “The Canadian dairy management supply program is overproducing product,” he says, “depressing milk solid prices around the world. There’s…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed strong support for the tax reform agenda championed by President Donald J. Trump, hailing it as a great benefit to American agricultural producers….
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…for existing organic farmers and ranchers.” The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) funds research, education and extension projects to help improve yields, quality, and profitability for producers and…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…a.m. The final session will be on November 7 in the Conference Dining Room of the Heritage Complex in Tulare at 10 a.m. In the proposed Federal Milk Marketing Order…
U.S. and EU Producers Talk Beef Trade at Sommet de l’Élevage
AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper alongside Catherine Geslain-Laneelle. Photo credit to Sacha Biogon. Now that U.S. producers have established their presence at the Sommet de l’Élevage, they are now talking potential…
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…off grazing lands early to preserve pastures. Early feeding brings an added expense to producers. One expert suggested that if alternative supplies and cost “don’t pencil out,” then producers will…