…two value market for U.S. pork. China is considering a 25 percent tariff on U.S. pork, along with recycled aluminum goods. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade Issues Pose Farm Bill Challenges
…the farm bill, farmers testified about the need for continued strong export opportunities as well as business certainty from regulatory reform. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
…the plaintiffs are the Center for Food Safety, Center for Environmental Health, Cultivate Oregon, and the International Center for Technology Assessment. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Wants Input on Statistics Gathering Programs
…changes in various data and information programs. NASS and partner agencies organize the annual meeting for USDA stakeholders. Other participating USDA agencies include the Agricultural Marketing Service, Economic Research Service,…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed his appreciation for the work of Congress to find a bipartisan fix for the way the U.S. Forest Service is funded for fighting…
Broadband Investment and Section 199A Tax Code Fix in Omnibus Applauded by Perdue
…are in rural areas. E-connectivity plays a critical role in establishing quality of life, access to healthcare, effective schools, and other vital services that foster long-term rural prosperity. The Omnibus…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…Service to adjust its cap when its fire-suppression budget goes above the 10-year average; a pilot program to allocate $625 million for broadband service in underserved and unserved areas; and…
Online Grocery Sales on Track to Being $100 Billion Industry
…Walmart recently announced an expansion of its grocery-delivery service to 100 metro areas. Kroger and Albertsons have also partnered with the online grocery delivery service Instacart to compete, with Kroger…
USDA Provides Funds to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…Service (APHIS) Web site at www.aphis.usda.gov/farmbill. The public can help protect America’s agricultural and natural resources by being aware of invasive pests and the damage they cause. APHIS created the…
Bayer Announces Crop Science Incubator Space
…is part of a platform of resources offered by UC Davis Venture Catalyst to support the successful translation of research and new technologies emerging from the university into new commercial…
NBB Disappointed with No New Biodiesel Tax Credit
…the tax credit. For some small biodiesel producers, that can be the difference between keeping the lights on or shuttering down. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farmers for Free Trade: Tariffs Make American Farmers a Target
…declining, the last thing American farmers and rural communities can afford is a tax on the export market they rely on. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Omnibus Spending Bill Also Contains Livestock “Fixes”
…use the one-year delay to continue its work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Congress to secure needed flexibility for livestock haulers in the restrictive Hours-of-Service rules,” says…
Appropriations Bill Agreed Upon by Congress, Contains Section 199A “Fix”
…we should not be picking winners and losers through the federal tax code by favoring one side over another,” Perdue says. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….