U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised the infrastructure agenda laid out by President Donald J. Trump, specifically its emphasis on investment in rural America. The plan calls for 25…
Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
…nationwide stay blocking the Obama administration’s illegal 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” rule from taking effect on farms and ranches across the nation. The race to the courthouse follows the…
Perdue Applauds Trump’s USDA Rural Utility Services Administrator Selection
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue offered his applause to President Trump’s intent to appoint Kenneth Johnson to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service Administrator. Perdue says Johnson ‘s…
New U.K. Trade Commissioner to Focus on North America
…the U.K. needs to “look at where the emerging markets are.” A year ago, the U.K. claimed U.S. President Donald Trump was ready to begin bilateral trade talks, and Trump…
AFIA Calls FDA to Streamline Animal Feed Regulations
…hired several new staff during the last presidential administration just to keep up with the breadth and depth of new regulations impacting our industry and appreciates the current administration’s goal…
Canada Toughens NAFTA Stance
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a move out of President Trump’s playbook over the weekend, offering his own threats to walk away from the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)….
Australia Touts Benefits of U.S. Re-joining TPP
…no indication of President Trump’s intention, other than a consideration to rejoin TPP if the trade deal is reworked. U.S. agriculture is no stranger to benefits of TPP. The trade…
Doud Nomination Hold Lifted
Doud Jeff Flake, Senate Republican from Arizona, has lifted his hold on the nomination of Gregg Doud as chief agriculture negotiator. Flake had placed his hold on the President Trump…
State Ag Officials Want Bilateral Trade Talks to Commence
State agriculture officials are questioning the Trump Administration on the promise of creating new bilateral trade deals. During a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, the National Association of State…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-01-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The agriculture industry reacts to President Trump’s State of the Union address and the Almond Board…
Senator Says Trump Can’t Unilaterally Withdraw from NAFTA
Udall Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico is urging Congress to “step up” and tell President Trump that there is widespread support for the North American Free Trade Agreement modernization…
Commerce Secretary Ross: NAFTA Talks Far from Over
…“very little has been done on the hard issues,” including automotive trade and agriculture. Ross says President Trump could still choose to withdrawal from the agreement, saying a final renegotiated…
Former AFBF Lobbyist Takes Syngenta Job
…Also, she served in President George H. W. Bush’s Administration as director of Congressional and Public Affairs for the Farm Credit Administration. Thatcher is a graduate of Iowa State University…
Secretary Perdue to Speak at World Meat Conference This Summer
…on the Trump administration’s philosophy on trade and its approach to trade agreement negotiations. The World Meat Congress is a biennial event, with the 2018 theme being “Trusting in Trade.”…