…Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, Indiana Agriculture Department Director Ted McKinney, and Sam Clovis, who has served on the USDA transition team. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada: NAFTA Talks to Start in August
…prepare for negotiating positions. Negotiations can begin any time after August 16th, after a 90-day consolation period required by U.S. law. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
National Water a Flower Day
…them. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tuesday, May 30th is National Water a Flower Day. And not just one flower, all of your treasured flowers and…
Farm Machinery Markets Beginning to Stabilize
…for manufacturers. At the end of this year’s first quarter, sales were up 12 percent over the same time last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Issues “Wish List” for U.S. Trade
…July. A deal earlier this month allows more U.S. access into the Chinese market for beef, natural gas, and financial services. China would like to increase imports of agricultural products…
USDA Revises Angus Certification Requirements
…for identifying eligible cattle. The agency also mentioned it’s making the changes in response to a request from beef industry stakeholders. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Oklahoma Beef Council Embezzler Pleads Guilty
…several steps to strengthen internal mechanisms to ensure accounting integrity and has retained an outside accounting firm to provide additional oversight. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Senate Passes Bill to Address Potential Agroterrorism
…into the DHS’s domestic preparedness policy initiatives. After House consideration, the bill would head to the president’s desk for his signature. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Roberts/Stabenow: No More Cuts to Agriculture
…for farmers and ranchers continue to get worse, but it’s still not as bad as the farm crisis of the 1980s. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Tools to Navigate Nation’s Parks and Forests
…Service says its best to start at the computer. Go online and look up locations and activities at your local forest or anywhere in the U-S… Recreation-dot-gov, you can reserve…
Corn Replant Expected to reach “Historic” Levels
…second replant of the year, after flooded fields in parts of Illinois and Indiana were hit by another ill-timed mid-May storm. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Echoes Vilsack on Cottonseed Declaration
…Congress have asked both Vilsack and Perdue to declare cottonseed an oilseed so that it would be eligible for oilseed subsidies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA a Success Story for Agriculture
…“look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to ensure we maintain and build upon our established partnership with Mexico.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Top Senate Ag Democrat Releases Trump Budget Fact Sheet
…conservation programs. The fact sheet by Senator Stabenow’s office says “this budget would make a five-year farm bill impossible to pass.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….