…House bipartisan draft reauthorization legislation includes a requirement that all requests for new animal drugs be submitted electronically beginning October first. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, U.S., to Talk Tariff Exemption
…list is far from final, however, as a comment period is open to allow the EU to gather further target suggestions. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
House Democrats Want to Review Farm Bill Draft
…the current farm bill, which originally included changes to the nutrition title, but failed to pass a vote in the House. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Celebrating National Poultry Day
…are lower in fats and cholesterol than other meats. Celebrate your favorite fowl on National Poultry Day and if posting on social media, use the hashtag #NationalPoultryDay. I’m Cathy Isom……
Justice Department Not Satisfied With Bayer/Monsanto Proposals
…other major deals were approved. Those combinations were Dow Chemical and DuPont, as well as China National Chemical Corporation and Syngenta. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Korea Adopts New Poultry Import Policy
…and 2015. Korea put bans on all poultry and egg exports from the U.S., even though only certain states were affected. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Finance Committee Wants to Talk Trade, Tariffs
…about how the administration would use an extension of bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority, which it requested in its Trade Policy Agenda.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Countries Asking U.S. for Tariff Exemptions
…at the World Trade Organization level, where it’s already expressed formal concern, as well as through bilateral discussions with the U.S. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea
…plays a vital role in ensuring the free flow of agricultural trade by certifying that the millions of U.S. agricultural and food products shipped to markets abroad meet the importing…
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
…walnuts and pistachios. Export statistics are produced by the University of California, Davis, Agricultural Issues Center. California’s agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. Over a third of the country’s…
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
…Western Agricultural Processors Association. Isom also highlighted an inconsistency in fighting early spray applications to control invasive pests. “If we don’t control it, it’s going to end up in more…
Celebrating National Artichoke Hearts Day
Cathy Isom has a few healthy tips about celebrating one of the oldest foods known to man. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Friday March 16th is National…
House Farm Bill Markup Delayed
…nutrition is similar to what killed the current farm bill the first time it came to the House floor in 2013. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mexico Seeks Closing Seven NAFTA Chapters in Next Round
…and four annexes so far, but as all three countries face various elections later this year, which will slow the process. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….