…to name Heitkamp, who has a tough re-election race in a state in which agriculture is particularly important to the economy. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S., China Reportedly Trying to Re-engage in Trade Talks
…said the trade tension with China are a “chronic problem,” while a trade official from China accused the U.S. of “extortion.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Poll Shows Voters Narrowly Support Aid for Farmers
…economy. 48 percent of voters polled, meanwhile, indicated support for the use of tariffs on foreign goods competing with U.S. goods. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
American Soybean Association Joins Farmers for Free Trade
…international markets. Other agriculture groups already a part of the campaign include the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Pork Producers Council, and other agriculture groups. With soybean farmers facing…
Roundtable to Discuss Nuisance Lawsuits
…David Rouzer, and Senator Thom Tillis, along with House Agriculture Committee Chair Mike Conaway, and North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, will convene the National Agriculture Leaders Roundtable, which will…
Senate Approves Roberts’ Efforts to Improve Access to New Drugs for Animals
…the status quo, a drug that is made available by conditional approval can only treat 310,000 cattle and only 70,000 dogs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Farm Losses from Disasters
…trees, and cotton fields, have you read about, or saw on television? You may be paying a lot more for a lot of consumer items these hurricanes destroyed. You won’t…
Cotton Growers Prepare for 2018 Producer Information Exchange Tour
The National Cotton Council’s Producer Information Exchange Program is coming back to California this month, allowing cotton growers from other regions of the U.S. to see how production works in…
PMA Exhibitors Stock Monterey Foodbank Shelves
…the entire community.” Over seven million pounds of food are distributed annually to the Food Bank for Monterey County, which is a member of Feeding America, a national network of…
Farm Groups Appeal to Trump to Address Lab-Grown Meat Substitutes
…by seven industry groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, calls for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be the official regulatory agency…
Celebrating National Peach Month
…August by celebrating a delicious fruit that according to one culture brings good luck, wealth, and protection. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Peach Month Summertime…
U.S., Mexico, Leaving Canada behind in NAFTA Talks
…for farmers wishing for the certainty a NAFTA 2.0 would promise. As for Canada, however, the nation is largely on the sidelines this week, as an international trade lawyer told…
NFU Urges Long-Term Trade Solutions in Farm Bill
In a letter to lawmakers, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson emphasized the need to address agricultural economic hardships in the 2018 farm bill. The NFU Board of Directors…
U.S. Crop Protection Market Sees Sales Increase
…Group this week released its Crop Protection Manufacturers Report, which found the increase in planted crop acreage, particularly in soybeans and cotton, helped contribute to an increase in the sales…