…the regional meetings and hold a national ADT forum early in the fall. Written statements about the ADT system may also be filed with the USDA through May 31, 2017,…
Funding to Relieve Veterinary Shortages
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $2.4 million in available funding to relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services. Funding…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…opportunity for ASTA members representing every crop and every part of the nation to join together with a unified voice on Capitol Hill. “From international trade, to plant breeding innovation,…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
by Jim Mulhern, President, CEO National Milk Producers Federation If experience is the best teacher, Congress should have learned an important lesson from the experience with the dairy Margin Protection…
AFBF and NGFA Urge Senate to Confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary This Week
The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Grain and Feed Association joined in calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm Sonny Perdue as the 31st agriculture secretary this week before…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Program Contracts
…for CSP for the first time should contact their local USDA service center to learn more. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From USDA/NRCS USDA Offers Renewal…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
…to the closing of the Dow and DuPont merger. Closing is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2017. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From:…
Agriculture Groups Focus on Importance of Immigration Reform in Letter to President
…visa program, is cumbersome and dysfunctional and only allows for temporary or seasonal workers. Therefore, it cannot be used by farmers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.S. Considering Tariffs on EU Products over Beef Spat
…been prevented from gaining the intended benefits from the agreement because of increased imports under the duty-free quota from non-U.S. suppliers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Resolution Urging Trade Agreement with Japan Introduced
…trading partner for the United States. The resolution was welcomed by the National Pork Producers Council and the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Says Corn Plantings are Losing Ground to Soybeans
…planted cotton acres, up 21 percent from last year and the highest planted acres since 2012. USDA also says farmers will plant 5.8 million acres of sorghum, down 14 percent…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…Flavor Consultants, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. Fornazor International, Hillsdale, N.J. Golden Valley Seed, El Centro, Calif. JM Grains, Garrison, N.D. Keese International, LLC, Brady, Texas Living Waters, Inc., Largo, Md….
India Still Top Global Milk Producer
…produced roughly 70 billion tons, each. In 2016, total production reached 154 billion tons compared with 96 billion produced in the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Trump May Seek Only Minor Tweaks to NAFTA
…that the draft could be revised. The administration must give Congress 90 days’ notice under trade law before beginning formal NAFTA renegotiations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news…