…has curbed China’s demand for imported cotton, leaving global market price implications unclear. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. National Cotton Council Planting Intentions chart for 2017….
Groups Urge New U.S. Attorney General to Block Major Ag Mergers
…and raise input prices. DTN points out that many groups signing the letter have been longtime opponents of biotechnology and pesticides. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agriculture Committee Facing Confirmation Hearings
…of Assistant Secretary and Undersecretary positions. Sources close to the transition efforts expect Sonny Perdue’s confirmation to come in early March. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
China, New Zealand to Hold Free Trade Talks
…have said that they hope to salvage the TPP by encouraging China and other Asian countries to join the trade pact. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Japan Trade Talks Assigned to Pence
…policy negotiations. Trump has publicly opposed Japan, on both the campaign trail and in office, for its trade and economic policies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Food Price Index
…intended to keep the public informed about the cost of food. In other words, it tells you when prices are up and when they come down. It is a service…
Hungry Americans Benefit from Farm Bureau Donations
…for those who need it the most,” said Kalena Bruce, a cattle farmer from Missouri who chairs AFBF’s national YF&R committee. “More than 50 percent of Americans struggling with hunger…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
Eduardo L. (Eddy) Esteve Eduardo L. (Eddy) Esteve, a merchant from Dallas, Texas, will serve as president of Cotton Council International (CCI) for 2017. He and other CCI officers were…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites the public to review and comment on proposed changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Program Standards….
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Research showing a higher dose of vitamin D may benefit pregnant women by reducing inflammation is among the new nutrition and health findings in…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
Applications for Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it is seeking reviewers to…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) are calling the issue “one of the most…
Cargill Plans to Expand and Upgrade Canada Beef Processing Plant
…facility that will allow for the manufacture of protein-rich animal feeds, while also reducing the plant’s impact on the local environment. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Foot and Mouth Disease Concerns Growing in South Korea
…disease alert status to the highest level in 2010 when the country grappled with its worst-ever FMD outbreak, according to Reuters. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….