The dairy industry has launched a multi-year marketing campaign promoting more than just milk. The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in partnership with America’s Dairy Farm Families and Importers, has…
Japan Wishes for U.S. to Return to TPP
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said this week he hopes the U.S. will rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement that is worth billions of dollars for U.S. agriculture. Japan is…
New Zealand Continues TPP Push Without U.S.
New Zealand continues its push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States. New Zealand this week completed its ratification process, approving of the final agreement. Although, the future is…
Agriculture Vulnerable Amid Trade Risks
…President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and is vowing to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. However, as Halverson point out, Mexico is considering Brazil and…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 45,903, just over 29 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
U.S. on Path to Sustainable Commercial Fishing Waters
…still above the five-year average. Factors such as the “warm blob,” marine toxins, and El Nino affected the Pacific marine environment in 2015, and West Coast fishermen saw lower landings…
Farm Bureau Applauds EPA’s Water Rule Outreach
…partnership, rather than a fiat. We agree that this is the right way to proceed: Regulation must be done with an open door and open mind. We look forward to…
EPA and U.S. Army Solicit State Input on Redefining “Waters of the U.S.”
…to protect their waters, and what actions they are already taking to do so. We want to return to a regulatory partnership, rather than regulate by executive fiat.” “The Army,…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…U.S. exports in this environment. The United States has an additional advantage in the South Korean market – a strong trading partnership that has spanned decades. The Council works to…
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to School Nutrition Standard
…increasing the use of compostable items in school food service. We look forward to continuing our close partnership with the USDA to enhance “The Greatest Hidden Treasure in America”- the…
Agri View: Imported Heart Healthy Foods
…do. Just not enough to measure. Just recently read of a man starting a tea farm somewhere in the Pacific Northwest area. Now I just read that all of our…
Soil Health Partnership Urges Farmers to Take USDA Survey
…director of the Soil Health Partnership, and National Corn Growers Association director of soil health and sustainability. “We are encouraging our farmers enrolled in the Soil Health Partnership to participate…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…“We also were clear that the income of thousands of dairy farmers depends on the valuable partnership that we have with Mexico, our largest export market.” NMPF and USDEC member…
TPP Nations Meet in Canada to Discuss Future of Pact
Bloomberg reports Canada is hosting what it calls an “exploratory” round of talks regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Senior trade officials from the remaining countries in the pact are in talks…