…meatpacking companies, and on foreign-born workers “who are eager to build new lives in America” through the jobs meatpackers can offer. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA NASS Conducting Certified Organic Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the 2016 Certified Organic Survey to gather new data on certified organic crops and livestock commodities in…
U.S. Dairy Companies Push Back Against Canada’s Protectionist Policies
…president and his key cabinet members to take immediate action. The letter to Trump was signed by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the…
NPPC Hails Trump U.K. Trade Announcement
The Trump administration over the weekend announced it would pursue closer trade relations with the United Kingdom, news welcomed by the National Pork Producers Council, which urged the administration to…
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
…to the momentum of getting the flawed WOTUS rule fixed. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Earlier this week, landowners scored a…
Trump Trade Action Impact on U.S. Grains
…by export sales. Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S. Grains Council says these moves are…
Trump Mexico Tax Would Hurt Agriculture
…of foods such as bananas, mangoes and other products that we simply can’t grow in the United States, would burden consumers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
40 Percent of Farms Managed by Multiple Operators
…all multiple-operator farms, were multiple-generation farms, with at least 20 years’ difference between the ages of the oldest and youngest operators. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Bird Flu Fears Growing
…strains recorded in birds at any one time, now there is at least half a dozen, which is prompting the fears. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
National Meat Week
…about the week-long celebration devoted to a lot of Bar-B-Q. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Download National Meat Week Every last week in January, for 8 consecutive…
Americans to Eat 1.33 Billion Chicken Wings
…1.33 billion wings, according to a National Chicken Council (NCC) annual report. NCC’s 2017 Wing Report, released today, estimates that Americans will eat 1.33 billion wings during Super Bowl LI…
Japan Hesitant to Invite China into TPP
…summit in March to discuss how the deal can move forward, which won’t happen after U.S. withdrawal without changing the rules of the deal. From the National Association of Farm…
Cattlemen Applaud Death Tax Repeal Legislation
…of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattlemen Hail Introduction of Legislation to Repeal Death Tax The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today applauded the introduction of bipartisan…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…Act. XtendiMax is designed to be used on soybean and cotton plants that have been genetically engineered to resist the herbicide. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….