…affect the U.S. dairy, pork and beef sectors, adding “U.S. agriculture will have much more to celebrate when those barriers are removed.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Language in USMCA Not Surprising
…and Mexico could or would do to resist it.” China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner and the fourth-largest trading partner for Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Dairy Organization Turns Down Trudeau Meeting
…market to other nations. USMCA follows CETA, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, and the CPTPP that replaced the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
…to classify a set of diagnostic symptoms as Colony Collapse Disorder and spurred major efforts to measure, quantify, and understand pollinator loss. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Favors Removal of Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
…Perdue says the White House and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discussed the tariffs during a recent meeting, but no conclusion was reached. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Partners to Improve Community Infrastructure for 1.1 Million Rural Americans
…upgrade a city-owned natural gas system. All cast iron gas lines will be replaced, and gas meters will be relocated. The system improvement will serve about 2,500 residents. In North…
Purdue: GMO Labeling Law Still Expected This Year
…“Trump, Perdue, and their corporate lobbyists may want indefinite delay and keeping Americans in the dark, but the law doesn’t permit it.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Court to Hear OTA Suit Against USDA Organic Livestock Rule Withdraw
…Association filed its original lawsuit against USDA in September of 2017 over the agency’s continued delay of the final organic welfare standard. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade War Benefiting U.S. Food Banks
…nearly half, $559 million, followed by apples, oranges and orange juice, dairy products and pistachios – each at more than $80 million. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
US Pushing for Better Trade Terms with Japan
…Foreign Agricultural Service, there were $11.9 billion in American agricultural exports to Japan in 2017. That rate of trade made Japan the fourth largest agricultural market for U.S. goods and…
South Asia Presents New Markets for U.S. Corn Co-Products
…both countries continue to grow across livestock sectors – aquaculture, poultry, layers, broilers and dairy – as populations increase and incomes rise. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Corporate Leaders and National FFA Announce Transformational Initiative Addressing Emergent Agricultural Challenges
…farmers need to produce more food using less resources, especially in areas with water shortages. Merck Animal Health offers an innovative portfolio of products, services and technologies to prevent, treat…
Farm Bill Expiration Jeopardizes Multiple Programs
…Stewardship Program (CSP), the Agricultural Easement Program, and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are all still technically funded, however, there is no authorization to support them. The Natural Resources Conservation…
Ag Committee Members Advancing Farm Bill Talks
…expected to be completed and up for a vote sometime following the November midterm elections, as part of a busy lame-duck session. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….