…politicians. JBS signed a leniency deal to pay the equivalent of $3.15 billion in fines to settle the charges over corruption. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue to Testify Before Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee
…promise from the Secretary that the administration would focus on expanding foreign market access to help farmers. The plan also proposes to cut $193 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Pace of Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Loans Slowing
In 2016, the pace of new lending to Young, Beginning and Small Farmers, or YBS loans, remained relatively flat, according to a new report by the Farm Credit Administration. Regarding…
EU Seeks to Expand Trade with Mexico
…push trade. An upgraded trade agreement, according to Politico, would feature food and agriculture products, such as bananas, avocados, and tuna. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Ag Machinery Industry Says NAFTA Could Use Changes
New surveys by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Equipment Dealers Association show modest satisfaction with the current North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but a suggestion that there…
USDA Releases Latest WASDE Report
…its U.S. acreage and grain stocks reports on June 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. For the latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)…
Agri View: Talk Continues on Effects of the Wall
…trade. What about changing NAFTA? That would impact trade with Canada. But the wall. That is the main concern to farmers right now. Nobody knows how the wall would affect…
ICFA Lobby for Practical Cannabis Growing Guidelines
Members of the International Cannabis Farmers Association (ICFA) met with lawmakers and regulators in Sacramento to lobby on behalf of sun-grown cannabis farmers. Closeup shot of the green Cannabis plant….
Official Flower of the Month of June
…president to declare the rose as the national floral emblem. About a year later, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation certifying the rose as the national flower in a ceremony…
Global Food Prices Rebound in May
…points, and the Sugar Price Index averaged 227.9 points in May, down 5.4 points from April and marking a 13-month low. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Administration Reviewing Sage Grouse Plans
…flexible and to allow the states and the federal land management agencies to work together” on both energy development and conservation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
R-CALF, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, is calling on the U.S. federal government to investigate a Brazilian corruption scandal by meat processor JBS. R-CALF USA sent…
Senate Committee to Consider E-15 Waiver Legislation
…move would increase market access opportunities for higher blends of ethanol by allowing retailers to sell E-15 and higher blends year-round. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Waterways Commitment Needs Funding
…Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke earlier this week. The American Soybean Association says President Trump’s remarks highlighted the importance of the waterways and the need for infrastructure upgrades,…