…Free Trade Agreement. He made the comments during an interview with RFD-TV. In a separate interview with Agri-Pulse, Trump said: “I’m negotiating tough for the farmers.” Trump says he thinks…
Rural Prosperity Report Released at Farm Bureau Convention
…small companies view the Trump deregulation push as a good opportunity to streamline the approval process for GMO’s. The task force also mentioned the importance of trade to rural economies,…
USDA Wants Farmer Input on Government Regulations
…the crowd that the administration will soon present what it wants to see in the new farm bill. Although Congress actually writes the farm bill, the administration will present some…
Kansas Senator Says Keep Pressure on Administration to Finish NAFTA
…ranchers earn their living through ag exports and trade,” Moran says, “and I will continue to insist the administration remembers the importance that agricultural trade plays in the economy.” Moran…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to exercise enforcement discretion for portions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. The update on enforcement was announced through…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-09-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Hear parts from President Donald Trump’s address to attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation conference…
President Trump Addresses American Farm Bureau Federation
…won by farmers. Our continent was tamed by farmers.” In his address to the crowd of nearly 5,000 AFBF members, President Trump noted the achievements of his administration in addressing…
Perdue Presents Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force Report to Trump
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will ceremonially present the findings of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to President Donald J. Trump at the 2018 American…
Roberts: Trump Listening to Senate NAFTA Concerns
…Trump was “glad to speak” with the group of senators regarding trade policy priorities that both Trump and the Senate will be focusing on in 2018. That focus, according to…
Farm Bureau’s Duvall Praises ‘Fresh Air’ in D.C.
…current administration has begun moving to undo some of the regulations that have burdened them for years. Duvall “We have had a seat at the table with the Trump administration,”…
Dairy Farming Desperate for Immigration Reform
…high in dairy production need a viable guest-worker program in order to find help on their operations. President Trump and Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue have both said that immigration reform…
Register for Produce Safety Training
…supervisor or responsible party from a farm to be trained to the minimum standards that are mandated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Produce Safety training being offered…
NAFTA Withdraw Threats Put Transportation Jobs in Jeopardy
Withdraw threats by President Donald Trump regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are putting transportation jobs at risk. Politico says that thousands of transportation jobs up and down…
Index Shows Farmer Optimism Increasing
…overall score of 113, up 9 points from August and 15 points higher than the “Trump Bump” survey of a year ago. The so-called “Trump Bump” represented an increase in…