Talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are at a “much better point,” according to trade officials from Mexico. Speaking at the conclusion of the latest round…
Agri View: TPP Trade Changes
…export trade. Particularly, every crop we grow/produce commercially, is involved in this process. I have talked many times about NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. Which includes the United…
Census of Agriculture – Deadline Coming Fast
…US producers in December 2017. So far, 21.75 percent of California producers have responded, close to the national return rate of 23.34 percent. The findings of the Census of Agriculture–conducted…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…I’m Cathy Isom… from the National Chicken Council Americans to Eat 1.35 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl Fans flock to bone-in wings, choose ranch as #1 dipping sauce in…
Red Meat Production Sets December Record
American red meat production totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December of 2017, up slightly from December of the previous year. For the calendar year 2017, commercial red meat production was…
Dairy Industry Emphasizing Unity
…in the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Jim Mulhern, National Milk Producers Federation CEO, says, “This is the first time in my career that producers and processors have been…
U.S. Food Exports to Cuba Rising
…financing for Cubans to buy goods from the U.S., making it tough for American producers to fully tap into the market. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
No NAFTA, No Trump Re-election
Trade was a big topic at the Agri-Talk Farmers Forum on Wednesday. Farmers at the show were of the opinion that if President Trump pulls out of the North American…
Some Sections of NAFTA Negotiations Closer to Completion
While the U.S. is still unhappy with the slow pace in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, there are some sections that are close to completed. Canada’s chief…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va. “These students are the next generation of agriculture, and it is important for the USDA to support their training as future…
Keep Your New Year’s Resolution with Green Juice
…to getting your greens. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. January 26th is National Green Juice Day. A food holiday established a couple of years ago as a…
NBB Celebrates 25 years of Biodiesel
Biodiesel supporters kicked off a yearlong celebration this week at the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, celebrating the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) 25th anniversary. A NBB…
Drought Monitor has Concerns Shifting South
…latest U.S. Drought Monitor. Moving into 2018, drought intensity and area is spreading, extending over the Southwest, southern Plains and Great Plains, according to the American Farm Bureau Market Intel…
Not All Canada Ag Happy with TPP 11
…the limit” of concessions for any future negotiations, referring to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), adding that if the U.S. wants market access to Canada “they are welcome…