…U.S. to make sure it doesn’t harm agriculture and global trade while it updates NAFTA. “The administration was clear that it wants to be able to negotiate a better deal…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…asphalt, water main improvements and sewer upgrades. Tennessee: The city of Sweetwater received $477,700 to help construct an administration building and a warehouse for storage of materials. The administration building…
Senate Ag Committee Approves Vaden as USDA General Counsel
…legal work and personnel practices at USDA. Vaden has been working in the general counsel’s office since shortly after Trump took office. While in private practice, he represented conservative groups…
Chairman Roberts: “Trade Is More Than a Product Crossing a Border”
…Kansas counterpart in the Senate, Senator Jerry Moran, have been pressing the agriculture community to stress the importance of trade to the Trump administration. Roberts said over the weekend that…
McKinney: Farmers Need NAFTA Backup Plan
…others within the Agriculture Department are optimistic that the Trump administration will successfully “carry the day” during the negotiations, he says it would be prudent for crop and livestock producers…
Cargill Launches Fedbytrade Campaign
…speaking up against the Trump Administration’s public criticisms of trade and the trade deficits. The campaign is designed to provide facts about trade and trade deals. Cargill is also encouraging…
Mend, Don’t End NAFTA
…says NAFTA must be “mended, not ended.” The Hagstrom Report says that headline on a recent op-ed by Mulhern is significant. Milk producers are backing the Trump Administration’s proposal that…
Antibiotic Use in Livestock Drops
The Food and Drug Administration began keeping records on antibiotic use in livestock animals in 2009. For the first time since then, the agency says antibiotic usage dropped. Sales of…
Can Corn and Oil Live Together?
Oil-state Republican legislators met with President Trump on Thursday to discuss the Renewable Fuels Standard. They left with a directive from the president to figure out a compromise that would…
Thomas Fire Scorches Avocado Acreage
…on the ground and can actually look at the situation.” President Trump has declared an emergency and ordered federal assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency…
USDA to Allow States Flexibility for SNAP
…government programs back to work and into independence. President Donald Trump has said when tax reform efforts are done, he wants to turn his attention to welfare reform, possibly setting…
Trump Talks Trade with Senators
…and Trump would likely then pull out of the deal. Ahead of the meeting, Trump talked about the “tremendous losses” in trade with Canada and Mexico, including $71 billion with…
Senators Calling for House-Passed ELD Mandate Delay
…bill. The delay of the ELD mandate is set for one year, which should give haulers time to work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the strict hours-of-service…
Trump to Meet with Cruz, Oil Industry, Regarding RFS
Senator Ted Cruz will get his meeting with President Donald Trump regarding biofuels. Reuters reports that Trump has agreed to meet with Cruz and representatives from the oil refining industry…