…Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in 2011, established a risk-based approach to regulating food safety. For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will regulate…
USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States
…will help expand access to high-speed internet, health care, educational and business services in rural communities.” Perdue announced the broadband loans after celebrating Infrastructure Week with President Trump in Cincinnati…
Adjusting NAFTA to Help Small Beef Producers
The Trump administration is gearing up to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement and the President of the National Farmers Union sent a letter urging the administration to amend…
Nutrition Subcommittee Evaluates Technology and Modernization of SNAP
…Brown Glisson, Secretary, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Frankfort, KY Ms. Lauren Aaronson, Assistant Deputy Commissioner – Office of Business Process Innovation, Human Resources Administration, New York, NY…
Former Ag Secretary Working on Milk Export Program with China
…foreign milk suppliers to be registered and certified by their domestic regulatory agencies before they could ship to China. For the U.S., that’s the Food and Drug Administration. The China…
NFU Urges Immediate Adoption of Farmer Fair Practices Rules
…abusive practices levied against family farmers by meatpackers and processors. Because the rules are being reviewed by the new administration, National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the U.S. Department of…
Conaway Applauds Delay of Compliance Dates for FSMA Agricultural Water Standards
…the time necessary to come into compliance while still protecting public health. “I also appreciate the Trump administration’s commitment to taking a hard look at controversial rules like this one….
Perdue Statement on Sugar Agreement with Mexico
…to protect the U.S. sugar industry by making polarity adjustments in the event of extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances. These are important wins in the negotiations, and I congratulate President Trump…
Trump to Talk Rural Infrastructure Improvements
…Agriculture Report says Donald Trump will visit Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to speak on waterways and rural America. Trump will give more details on his vision for improving the…
‘Pink Slime’ Trial Underway in South Dakota
…plants while watching revenues drop 80 percent. Elk Point sits in Union County, where election records indicate Donald Trump won 67 percent of the presidential votes. Trump uses the term…
Legislation Would End Cuba Trade Embargo
…would lift requirements to enforce the embargo and the limits currently in place on direct shipping between U.S. and Cuban ports. The Trump administration is expected to announce its policy…
Rollback of Cuba Policies Will Harm U.S. Agriculture
…Trump is largely based on discussions with Cuban-American Republican lawmakers from Florida, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, and Senator Marco Rubio. The announcement would come eight months after candidate Trump promised Cuban-Americans…
Leaving Paris Climate Accord Could Impact Trade Negotiations
The Donald Trump administration is pledging a plan of bilateral trade negotiations with individual countries, but Politico speculates his latest move may hinder negotiations. President Trump removed the U.S. from…
Western View: Trump and Agriculture
A while ago we were talking about some of the changes the Trump administration is bringing to our world. Most of what we talked about were beneficial to agriculture, and…