…have over increasing competition from Mexican producers. Perdue acknowledged on Wednesday that they have been hurt by Mexican competition under NAFTA. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Risk Management Agency. Northery Perdue issued the following statement: “These two nominees will bring experience and integrity to USDA the moment they…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…a civil penalty of as much as $1,000 per day, for grocery chains that do not comply with the reporting standards. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, Canada, Settle 21 Year Beef Fight
…in stages to 50,000 metric tons of duty-free beef, as well as 80,000 metric tons of pork and 100,000 of wheat. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Two Groups Urge USDA to Finalize Farmer Fair Practices Rule
…will restrict producers’ ability to sell and packers’ ability to buy livestock and lead to further consolidation of the livestock industry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
…the world has experienced eight significant episodes of La Niña and 12 significant episodes of El Niño, a warming of currents. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. Ag Groups Want Intervention of GI Review
…to confiscate generic terms that derive from part of the protected name or are otherwise in common usage, such as ‘parmesan.’ From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with local groups to help prevent floods, protect watersheds, improve agricultural water management and enhance wildlife…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing approximately $8 billion in payments under the ARC and PLC programs for the 2016 crop year, and…
Censky, McKinney Confirmations Good News for U.S. Agriculture
…H.W. Bush administrations, becoming administrator of the agency’s Foreign Agriculture Service in 1992. McKinney McKinney formerly served as Indiana’s agriculture secretary and brings extensive experience in the private agriculture sector….
Beef-bacon Burger Hitting the Consumer Market
…of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image: Courtesy of Slater’s, “The Original 50/50”, 50/50 blend of beef and bacon, pepper jack, sunny side up egg, avocado mash, chipotle adobo mayo, brioche…
USPOULTRY Foundation Approves Funding for More Avian Influenza Research
…program, USPOULTRY and its Foundation have reinvested more than $30 million dollars into the industry in the form of research grants. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Stabenow Intends to Meet with Clovis
…said she has many questions about Clovis’s “troubling views” on climate change and providing public investment in crop insurance and education. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Goodlatte Guest Worker Bill Up for Committee Vote Wednesday
…version of the bill passed out of committee in a 20-16 vote but was never taken up on the House floor. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….