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Survey Shows US Chicken Consumption Remains Strong
…eat a record 93 pounds of chicken per person in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, fewer survey respondents are citing health benefits as the reason they…
Republicans Introduce New Immigration Bill in House
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a new immigration bill that they say will benefit agriculture. A Pro Farmer report says the Agriculture and Legal Workforce Act would…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…used is to be expected from an agricultural industry which the commission values at $54 billion, generating an additional $100 billion in economic activity related to agriculture. The Food Production…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-23-18
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Navarro Discounts Trade War Impact on Ag
…The administration is preparing to impose tariffs on another $200 million worth of Chinese imports. The Commerce Department is studying whether imported automobiles and parts threaten U.S. national security and…
Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
…Agriculture and Trade Policy says meat and dairy could soon produce more greenhouse gasses than oil giants Exxon, Shell, and BP. Zero Hedge Dot Com lists those five ag companies…
Turkey Industry Reviewing Salmonella Controls Amid Outbreak
The National Turkey Federation says its members are fully cooperating with a CDC-USDA investigation into an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that’s been linked to raw turkey products. The industry website…
Farm Bureau Response to Navarro’s ‘Rounding Error’ Statement
…doing to certain sectors of the U.S. economy, of which we all know includes agriculture, is little more than a ‘rounding error’ are out of touch with the pain our…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-20-18
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Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
“Tariffs are not the ultimate answer,” says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Speaking to the Washington International Trade Association, Perdue told the group tariffs are rather “a tool to get people’s…
Trade Impacts on Land Prices Unknown. Now
…“stay tuned to see what plays out over the next few months” in agriculture and the land market for the answer. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Roberts Honored with International Trade Award
…Committee, noted that last year the total value of U.S. agricultural exports was over $138 billion. He says, “free trade is not only good for U.S. agriculture, it is absolutely…
Agri View: Importance of World Trade
…would U.S. agriculture be without organized world trade? Most people don’t stop and think that farmers, farmers, ranchers, and foresters do a lot more than just feed us. They help…