…2018. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Michel Young, the Department of Agriculture budget officer who is also acting deputy secretary, and Robert Johansson, USDA’s chief economist, are scheduled to testify, according…
EU Seeks to Expand Trade with Mexico
…“U.S. President Trump’s threats to impose punitive tariffs on imports from Mexico are piling the pressure to quickly diversify the trade,” according to a spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel,…
USDA Releases Latest WASDE Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Friday offered no changes to U.S. corn ending stocks and increased the ending stocks estimate…
Agri View: Talk Continues on Effects of the Wall
Everett Griner talks about how the wall will affect agriculture in today’s Agri View. Well, talk continues about the wall. What is it going to cost? Estimates…
Global Food Prices Rebound in May
A measure of global food prices increased in May, after a decline in April. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its monthly Food Price Index Thursday….
Trump Administration Reviewing Sage Grouse Plans
Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke this week announced the Donald Trump administration would review a plan to protect sage grouse in western states. Plans to protect sage grouse have met…
R-CALF Seeking U.S. Investigation into JBS Scandal
R-CALF, the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, is calling on the U.S. federal government to investigate a Brazilian corruption scandal by meat processor JBS. R-CALF USA sent…
Trump Waterways Commitment Needs Funding
Farm groups are encouraged by President Donald Trump’s infrastructure commitment for waterways, but Politico questions how the President plans to fund the effort. Trump announced his plan with Agriculture Secretary…
Agri View: Big Farm, Small Farm
…Here is an interesting fact. The larger number of farms accounted for only about 24 percent of all farm production. You still with me? OK. 2.9 percent of U.S. farms…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…and culture of this region. It’s amazing to see what we grow here – even those of us that work in agriculture are impressed. So the next time you need…
USDA Helps Expand Rural Broadband Infrastructure in Four States
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that USDA is awarding four loans to help provide broadband service in rural portions of California, Illinois, Iowa and Texas. “Too many rural areas still…
Nutrition Subcommittee Evaluates Technology and Modernization of SNAP
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing to evaluate technology and modernization in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson and members of…
Organic Research Institution Launches Industrial Hemp Research Project
…80 years, as part of the PA Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project. Industrial hemp, a versatile plant grown for its fiber, seed or oil, was a valuable cash…
Former Ag Secretary Working on Milk Export Program with China
…regulations went into effect last year, and the U.S. FDA offered a voluntary registry for U.S. milk producers, but the registry has not been effective. Through Vilsack’s work, the U.S.…