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USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
…provide data for USDA’s Risk Management Agency to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers. The report, to be released September 2017, will also assist…
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Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
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U.S. Ag Group Signs $300 Million Algeria Deal
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TPP Member Nations Seek to Save Trade Agreement
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…prevention, detection, and eradication of livestock and poultry diseases and dairy contamination incidents Cattle owners against loss of animals by theft, straying or misappropriation through ongoing inspections and investigative services…
Ag Reacts to Trump TPP Move
…concerned that the administration is taking these actions without any meaningful alternatives in place that would compensate for the tremendous loss that cattle producers will face without TPP or NAFTA….
EU Dairy Farmers Spray Milk Powder in Price Protest
…the move would depress prices throughout Europe. A spokesperson with the European Milk Board says “only a real price increase and long-term stability on the market can save milk production…
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
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Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
…and changing energy prices (such as through a CO2 emissions tax on fossil fuels) relate. Our research addresses limitations of previous studies by examining the relationship between energy prices and…