U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing to…
Canada Returns to NAFTA Talks
Negotiators from Canada rushed to Washington, D.C. this week to resume talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The U.S. is pushing to get a…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-29-18
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Producers Welcome Help But Want End To Trade Disputes
…of Agriculture today announced details of a $12 billion aid package for U.S. agriculture, including a nearly $559 million purchase of pork for federal nutrition assistance and child nutrition programs,…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the trade relief details in relation to the assistance program it was putting together to help farmers impacted by the trade issues….
Agriculture Welcomes USDA Help, Urges End to Trade Disputes
Agriculture groups welcomed the aid offered by a Department of Agriculture relief package announced Monday, but urged the administration to end trade disputes. Pork exports are one of the hardest-hit…
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
In response to the Department of Agriculture’s tariff mitigation package, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says the plan “won’t make up for lost markets.” The organization reiterated its call…
Farm Groups Respond to NAFTA Announcement
…that is putting U.S. agriculture “in the crosshairs.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Grains Council noted the importance of Mexico to U.S. farmers in a statement by CEO Tom Sleight. Mexico is…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-28-18
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New Trade Agreement Reached with Mexico
…said that reworking NAFTA has been “an interest we have had for quite a few months now. To review it, to modernize it, to update it.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…
Bayer CEO Says Monsanto Merger Still a Win-Win
…of the Monsanto takeover, the potential value creation for our shareholders, the attractiveness of the agriculture market, and the goals we communicated.” The California court awarded damages to a school…
Memphis Meats, NAMI Want Joint Regulation of Cell-Based Meat
…says they’re asking that the Food and Drug Administration and the Ag Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service share regulatory responsibilities for cell-based meat. The letter says in the case…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-27-18
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USDA Payments Expected After Labor Day
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects to send payments to farmers after the Labor Day holiday as part of a trade relief package. The $12 billion package is intended for…