“Sparking a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and Asia will only lead to higher prices for American-produced beef in those markets,” NCBA Says Tracy Brunner, President of the National Cattlemen’s…
USDA Grants California Over 5 Million for Citrus Greening Research
From: CDFA Huanglongbing affected citrus tree The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced four grants totaling more than $13.6 million to combat a scourge on the…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
…temperatures may ultimately lead to higher global food prices. An international team of scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications that by the year 2100, if global emissions rise at…
December U.S. Meat Production Hits Record
…up one percent from December 2015. The average live weight was down two pounds from the previous year, at 283 pounds. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Inflation Up, Food Prices Unchanged
…increased 0.4 percent in December after falling in November, and the index for other food at home rose 0.3 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From:…
Canada Exporters Fretting Over Import Tax Proposal
…invest in the U.S. rather than Canada, executives told Reuters their search for options has already begun. National Bank Financial estimated a 10 percent border tax could cause Canada’s total…
Clovis to Lead USDA Transition
…than 500 temporary appointees to handle transition duties at multiple agencies to fill roughly 5,000 political positions across the Trump administration. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump Praises Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
…Sonny Perdue.” Trump spoke on Perdue’s experience in agriculture, noting he wanted someone for the job who would understand the industry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Georgia Agriculture Under Former Governor Sonny Perdue
…time as governor, he focused on agriculture issues including water management and making tax code changes that were beneficial to farmers. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Business, Agriculture Pressing Trump to Salvage TPP
…agriculture sales thanks to improved exports, but chances are still slim of seeing the agreement move forward in the near future. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Uncertainty Ahead for Organic Animal Welfare Rule
…saying the rule was “particularly concerning” given the detection of the virus in a wild duck in Montana earlier this month. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NPPC Endorses Pruitt For EPA Administrator
Pruitt Calling him a champion for American agriculture and a strong advocate for sound science and the rule of law, the National Pork Producers Council endorsed Oklahoma Attorney General Scott…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the appointment of 163 producers and five importers to the 2017 National Pork Producers Delegate Body. The appointees were selected from nominees…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
…food system was on par, in 2002, with the entire national energy budget for India and exceeded the combined energy budgets of all African nations. In addition, energy costs are…