…the importation of U.S. ag products by inspecting each export container. The threats stem from Trump’s steel and aluminum import tariff. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Starling Moves from White House to USDA
…appointed to the lead the Farm Service Agency, while Carmen Rottenberg was appointed to lead the Food Safety and Inspection Service. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada, China, Talking Trade
…from China stemming from a trade dispute if President Trump cannot strike a deal to keep China from implementing the tariffs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Proposes Rule to Eliminate Redundant Hog Carcass Cleaning Regulation
…of FSIS says removing the regulations will “continue to be” the focus of FSIS as the agency seeks to streamline regulations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Bruce Summers as the Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), part of the…
House Will Take Up Farm Bill This Week
…them where they need to be and provide them with the information they need to understand exactly what the bill does.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
…Lighthizer tells lawmakers he’s taking steps to tackle Canada’s milk pricing program, which American dairy farmers want killed in NAFTA 2.0. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
…brunt of retaliation to help other parts of the economy,” Ross says. “We’ll do our level best to resolve that problem.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
St. Louis Fed Survey Shows Farm Income Down Once Again
…had off-farm income. More than half of the banks said that a quarter of their farmer-clients were in severe financial difficulty. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Who Loses in the Event of a Trade War?
…affected producers and who loses if one happens. Trade war, or no trade war. Look what the thereat has already done to farmers. Using statistics from Iowa. It cost an…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Richard Fordyce to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). In his role,…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 45,548, just over 30 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
NCC: Farm Legislation Passage Much Needed
The National Cotton Council (NCC) is urging the U.S. House of Representatives to approve the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 without any damaging amendments to farm policy. NCC Chairman…
Perdue Announces FSIS Key Leadership
…Service (FSIS). Rottenberg has been named the Administrator of FSIS and Kiecker the Deputy Administrator. “Providing all Americans access to a safe and secure food supply is one of USDA’s…