Voluntary agreement discussions to find amicable solutions for the management of water supplies in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have come to an end. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun…
Senators Announce Plan to Improve Cattle Market Fairness
…make, the legislation will establish regional mandatory minimum thresholds of negotiated cash and negotiated grid trades based on each region’s 18-month average trade to enable price discovery. It would also…
State Officials Abandon Voluntary Agreement Discussions
…the implementation of the overall Bay-Delta plan going forward. “Phase 2 will be harder to achieve the overall goals without the participants in Phase 1 being part of that total…
Supply Chain Holes Will Take Time to Fill
…Chief Ag Trade Negotiator, says the logistical problems aren’t going to get solved soon. Doud says, “So much of the U.S. ag exports are in containers, so the lack of…
Report: U.S. Animal Protein Needs Trade Negotiators Back at the Table
…billion to $20.7 billion in the past two decades, driven by industry marketing and government trade negotiations. Today, trade accounts for 10-30 percent of U.S. animal protein production, depending on…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-05-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show offers details about the latest agreement between the U.S. and the European Union, information…
Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Value of Biotechnology in Agriculture
…National Pork Producers Council, and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) sent a letter in support of the hearing. The coalition noted that continued development in the area of biotechnology will…
New Federal-State Partnership to Address Transportation Infrastructure
…for assistance under the agreement include port-specific upgrades, an expansion of the capacity for freight rail, and the development of inland port facilities to increase overall warehouse storage capacity. Over…
Deere, UAW, Reach Tentative Agreement
…agreement announced last month. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. Deere, UAW, Reach Tentative Agreement Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock…
Tariff Agreement with EU Reopens Doors for US Agriculture Exports
…consider reducing carbon in the steel and aluminum supply chain as part of the agreement, including greater incentives to reduce carbon across steel and aluminum production. The U.S. Trade Representative’s…
Tai: Reduce Tensions Between U.S. and China
…live up to the Phase 1 trade agreement with the U.S reached under former President Trump. U.S. officials looked at the phone call as a test of the bilateral relationship…
U.S.-Mexico Ag Officials Establish Working Group
…provincial agricultural officials of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to work together on agricultural trade and development issues, a long-standing commitment to trade by the three countries. The National Association…
Comment Period Open for NEPA Implementation
…2020, after having no major revisions to NEPA regulations since 1978. The proposal under Phase One of the revision includes three significant provisions. The changes include reinstating requirements that federal…
Vilsack, Villalobos meeting Focused on Trade, ASF and Climate Change
…on agriculture trade between the two countries. In the statement, the leaders say, “We reaffirm the importance of our two nations’ exceptional agricultural trading relationship.” The discussions highlighted the importance…