A team of technical staff from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is heading to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that…
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Cathy Isom fills you in about the only natural ingredients you need to get your house clean. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Natural Cleaning Ingredients Your closet…
Wal-Mart Customers Flocking to Whole Foods After Amazon Purchase
…16th, foot traffic increases decelerated to four percent year-over-year but remained elevated compared to the three weeks before Amazon’s take over. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
South Canada Livestock Producers Could See Winter Hay Shortage
…hay production. Commodity News Service Canada reports localized shortages will prompt producers to find other sources. However, how soon depends on how much hay they have stockpiled. Also, lower-quality grain…
Mann Packing Removing Non-GMO Label
…company is a majority women-owned and operated business, and says it is one of the country’s leading suppliers of fresh vegetables. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Food Price Index Increases
…Global dairy prices increased 2.1 percent for the month, and meat prices were unchanged, along with little change in sugar prices. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Not Moving Quick Enough
…disappointed in NAFTA rounds so far, but, believes the next round will be an opportunity to bring up more-serious agricultural issues. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bill Opposition Groups Discuss Strategy
…that individual farmers receive. One idea that didn’t get a lot of momentum was the suggestion to split the Farm Bill. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
American Dairy Industry Wants True Free-Trade with Canada
…free trade agreement, there must be trade. We need a more normalized integrated market, like the one we have in Mexico.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag to Take Center Stage in Round Four of NAFTA Talks
…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….