…farm and construction equipment showed improvements, while our actions to build a more durable business model yielded stronger results,” he adds. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
H-2A Minimum Wage for Guest Workers Likely to Rise in Several States
The minimum wage for H-2A guest workers is likely to rise in several states during 2018. The National Ag Statistics Service surveys the prevailing wages of field and livestock workers…
South Korea Minister Says No Concessions in Farm-Sector KORUS Discussions
…a government feasibility study that showed renegotiation would have little impact on the economy, saying it “misrepresented the local ag economy.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Grassley, Ag State Senators Maintain Push for NAFTA
…Navarro, two or three with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met with Grassley for 45 minutes. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Some Corn Belt Farmland Values are Stabilizing
…that may actually help values in other states, especially in the Corn Belt, begin to follow Iowa’s lead and stabilize further. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement
…President and EPA for standing up to the special interest groups within the oil industry who seek to undermine American-made biofuels.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $17.7 million in available funding to support the delivery of education, mentoring, and technical assistance programs…
Cattlemen Applaud Court-Ordered Stay in Farm Emissions Reporting
…process as well. For more information about the CERCLA/EPCRA reporting issue and how it affects cattle producers, visit NCBA’s website here. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
GAO: USDA Should Increase Checkoff Program Oversight
At the request of House Minority Leader and California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the Government Accountability Office prepared a report regarding the Agricultural Marketing Service and its oversight of national checkoff…
South Korea Looking at New Trade Deal with the Eurasian Economic Union
…clinching a deal with Russia. Vietnam became the first country to sign a trade deal with the EAEU back in 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Fifth Round of NAFTA Talks End
…win few American contracts, which would, in turn, limit the number of American goods and services supplied to the Mexican government. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Turkey Prices Struggling at Thanksgiving
…USDA livestock analyst who predicts that turkeys will rise from 97 cents a pound this year to 99 cents in 2018. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers Getting Only 11 Cents of Every Food Dollar
…every food dollar that consumers spend. 80 percent of the cost of food goes to marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution, and retailing. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Is The New Top Buyer of American Agricultural Goods
…says the ag sector posted an annual trade surplus of $21.3 billion, an amazing 30 percent rise over the previous year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….