…Drug Administration (FDA). “They don’t have the on-farm expertise and yet they were tasked with coming up with on-farm rules and regulations. So, it never made sense for them to…
EPA Administrator Faces “Watershed” Moment
…before the Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies in the afternoon. The CNBC report says an anonymous White House source says the administration may have told conservative…
NAFTA Ministers Back in Washington D.C. After Short Turnaround
…can only come from the USTR.” The source added that they haven’t seen any concessions from him yet. To further complicate things, President Trump once again took to Twitter and…
Treasury Secretary Optimistic on Settling Trade Dispute
…Japan, China, and Europe to discuss a series of punitive tariffs the Trump Administration unveiled recently against China and other trading partners. Mnuchin wouldn’t tell reporters how close the U.S….
Mexico/European Union Reach Trade Deal
…a shot at U.S. President Donald Trump when they announced the deal, calling it a defense of open and rules-based trade. The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, said over the…
Comprehensive New NAFTA Coming Soon
…Robert Lighthizer appeared confident in recent meetings with administration officials and Congress that he will be able to reach a preliminary NAFTA agreement in the next couple of weeks. The…
Wildfire Aid Amendment Included in Farm Bill Proposal
…The amendment also simplifies the program administration for Farm Service Agency employees. There aren’t any guarantees the amendment stays in the finished 2018 Farm Bill. From the National Association of…
Trump: Not Interested in Re-joining TPP
President Donald Trump says “I don’t want to go back into” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump told reporters “the media…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. “President Trump has made increasing prosperity in rural America a priority for his administration, and…
Senators Call for National Security Review of Brazilian Acquisition of U.S. Beef Company
…U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration in the reviews of foreign acquisitions of major U.S. agriculture assets. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Comments Regarding Chinese Duties on U.S. Sorghum
…trade practices over decades and President Trump is correct in holding them accountable. We remain committed to protecting American agricultural producers in the face of retaliatory measures by the Chinese.”…
Produce Safety Program Launches Website
…The Produce Safety Program is responsible for conducting on-farm inspections on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to verify compliance with the Produce Safety Rule among California fruit,…
Farm Leaders Visit Opioid Memorial in Show of Unity
…rural America.” At the direction of President Trump, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been keenly focused on addressing the opioid crisis in rural communities. So far, the…
API: Forcing Year-round E15 Sales a Concern
While the Trump administration was met with applause from many in agriculture in suggesting it will grant an E15 summertime waiver, to allow sales year-round, oil industry officials are expressing…