…China, our third-largest export market,” said Adams. “Getting back to normal trade is critical.” For USDA Press Release, with audio comments from USDA Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and USDA Undersecretary for…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…During a press briefing, here are comments made by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. USDA Trade Aid – Sonny Perdue USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Bill Northey, explains…
Industry Reaction on the Removal of Section 232 Tariffs
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after the Section 232 Tariffs were removed from Canada and Mexico. “Today’s announcement is a big…
NCBA Applauds Greater U.S. Beef Access to Japan
…“This is great news for American cattle producers, and Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Trump Administration deserve a lot of credit for helping knock down this non-tariff trade barrier in…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that eliminate Japan’s longstanding restrictions on U.S. beef exports, paving…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-15-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s show, we have another issue with an already complicated industrial hemp situation, Perdue…
Trade Tensions Escalate with Another Chinese Tariff Increase
…by the Trump administration, allowing time for negotiators to potentially reach an agreement before the increases take effect. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer met with…
Western Hemisphere Agriculture Leaders on Food Security and Ag Trade
…Tereza Cristina Dias; Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau; Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos; and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Source: USDA Sponsored…
Chlorpyrifos Ban in California Officially Underway
…additional control measures would not be possible. “It’s probably not a surprise to many, but it’s still a bold and important action,” said CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld. “In terms of…
Chinese Trade Deal Would Immediately Impact Agriculture
…Secretary Sonny Perdue expressed optimism that farmers would benefit almost immediately if a deal were to be reached. “I think the numbers that we are looking at and discussing with…
USDA APHIS Launches Interactive Map to Help Livestock Producers
…key component of our domestic livestock disease programs. ADT is also critical to sustaining domestic and international trade. On September 25, 2018, Under Secretary Greg Ibach announced USDA’s four overarching…
Online Tool Available for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
…producers to use this new support tool to help make decisions on participation in the program,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a press release. “Dairy producers have faced tough…
Report Released on Rural Broadband and Benefits of Next Generation Precision Agriculture
Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next…
NCC Says E15 Waiver Will Harm Chicken Producers
…the corn market.” Section 211(o)(7)(A) of the Clean Air Act provides that EPA, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, may waive the applicable volumes…