…China in a few days to hopefully negotiate a deal to help both countries avoid slapping tariffs on each other’s goods. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Rural Development Innovation Center Launches Interactive Webpage
…and direct customers to resources, services and expertise that will help their communities create transformative solutions to complex rural challenges. The webpage also highlights USDA resources that can be used…
Secretary Perdue Commemorates First Year at USDA
…video(below). In his first year, Secretary Perdue and the USDA team made breakthroughs in agricultural trade, moved to reduce burdensome regulations, responded to natural disasters, and battled through the worst…
Agricultural Broadband Bill Important Milestone, Farm Bureau Says
The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 2343, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill is an important milestone in delivering broadband service crucial to the operation of…
National FFA Presents Bill to Amend Federal Charter on House Floor
…agricultural education continue to have in our nation’s education system. With its three integral components – classroom/laboratory instruction, supervised agricultural experiences and FFA – the agricultural education model continues to…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney met with California agricultural trade stakeholders to discuss foreign market opportunities and trade issues. California is the largest agricultural…
EPA Administrator Faces “Watershed” Moment
…report says an anonymous White House source says the administration may have told conservative lawmakers not to defend Pruitt too stridently. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Sorghum Prices Falls Three Times Lower After China Tariff Announcement
…market because of strong Chinese demand. Where excess supplies head now isn’t certain, but Ludington says Mexico is one potential destination. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers for Free Trade Report Highlights Damage from Chinese Retaliation
…develop can vanish overnight. Farmers for Free Trade is a bipartisan campaign to rebuild support for trade at the grassroots level. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Ministers Back in Washington D.C. After Short Turnaround
…as soon as possible. The quicker it happens, the better the chance of getting an updated pact through Congress this year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Administrative Changes Made to the Livestock Indemnity Program
Agricultural producers who have lost livestock to disease, resulting from a weather disaster, have an additional way to become eligible for a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance…
Farmers and Ranchers: Time Running Out to Complete the 2017 Census of Agriculture
NASS conducting phone and in-person follow-up The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity…
Rabobank: Challenges Ahead for U.S. Global Pork Trade
…successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement, as 40 percent of all U.S. pork exports go to Mexico and Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CA Judge Says Glyphosate Can Be Listed Under Prop 65
…carcinogenic.” California subsequently issued the notice of intent to list glyphosate as a Proposition 65 chemical based on the IARC finding. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….