…a lofty goal to reduce its environmental impact and trade talks with China have picked back up this week. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 06-17-19
…new dairy margin coverage program that starts today and a report about several Californians being represented in USDA trade committees. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
The status of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is being closely monitored by many in the agriculture industry as the deal awaits approval from Congress. The agreement is not only important…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-14-19
…going to China than last month despite the ongoing trade war, we’ll tell you why. The California cotton industry is a little concerned about the chlorpyrifos ban, the Center for…
Catch WAPA Conference Information from Your Farm
…members, enjoy the Annual WAPA Membership Dinner which features comedian Craig Shoemaker, experience the WAPA trade show, as well as participate in the annual golf tournament. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
U.S. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney recently led a historical trade mission to Colombia and Panama, which included a large group of American exporters. Colombia…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…directive for agricultural innovation well into the future.” American Seed Trade Association The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) praises the Executive Order (EO) by the Trump Administration in recognition of…
Walmart Takes Poultry Companies to Court
…laws. The claim Walmart asserts is that the poultry companies engaged in price fixing and trade restraint from 2008 to 2016. The 98-page complaint filed in the US District Court…
Dozens of Californians Appointed to USDA Ag Trade Advisory Committees
…private-sector interests of the U.S. agricultural industry. Other trade advisory committees include the ATAC for Trade in Animals and Animal Products, the ATAC for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…framework. In addition, the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement sets unprecedented standards for agricultural biotechnology. For the first time, the agreement specifically addresses agricultural biotechnology to support 21st century innovations…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…Giordano said today at a Global Business Dialogue event in Washington, D.C. “Mostly because of free trade agreements, the United States is the leading global exporter of pork. As a…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-11-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s episode, we clear up some news on trade relations with Mexico. Tariffs were…
The Western View: Part Two in the Water Wars
…and city water demand. It’s a complicated agreement they worked out. The short version is, subject to MWD needs, between 10 and 35 percent of the land may be fallowed…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are…