The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services is investigating imported unapproved genetically modified petunias. USDA says the GE petunias produce various hues of orange, red and…
Stabenow Expresses Concerns with EPA Scientist Dismissals
Pruitt The ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee has expressed concerns over the dismissal of scientists by the Environmental Protection Agency. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow specifically voiced her concerns…
Senate Ag to Hold Farm Economy Hearing
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Roberts, Stabenow Announce Hearing on Farm Economy U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie…
Trump Plan to Balance Budget Includes Farm Subsidy Cuts
…the elimination of credits and deductions, a move opposed by agriculture groups who say farmers need both. Bloomberg News says the possibility of proposed cuts to target price supports and…
Canada and Mexico React Cautiously to NAFTA Letter
…the nations willingness to update the agreement. The statement says: “Our countries deserve a modern instrument to regulate our trading and economic relationship.” Meanwhile, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says…
$4.7 Million to Support University Agricultural Science Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $4.7 million in available funding to support agricultural science programs at non-land-grant universities. Funding is made…
Three Anaheim Trees Test HLB Positive
Three residential trees have tested HLB positive in an Anaheim residential area. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) found the trees while surveying the area after two psyllids…
NCC: Maintaining NAFTA Benefits is Crucial
…a very positive trading platform for U.S. agriculture, including cotton and textiles. NCC Chairman Ronnie Lee said the NAFTA trading partners of Canada and Mexico are significant markets for United…
Perdue: U.S. Ag in Dire Straits
Sonny Perdue made his first appearance before the House Agriculture Committee this week as Secretary of Agriculture. He says the current U.S. agricultural economy is in “ dire straits ”…
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) urge caution as the Trump Administration officially submitted to Congress its notice of intent to renegotiate the North…
Tax Reform Central to Improving Economy
…important matter at a time when the Agriculture Department estimates 17.9 percent of fixed farm and ranch expenses go to interest payments; Reduce capital gains taxes, which help families pass…
USDA Certifies Another Rural Business Investment Fund
…Fund. The Farm Credit System is a nationwide network of banks and lenders specifically chartered to serve agriculture and the U.S. rural economy. USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants…
American Farm Bureau Looks Forward to NAFTA Renegotiation
…a positive, market-expanding and modernized NAFTA. Achieving this objective starts with ensuring the negotiations protect U.S. agriculture’s benefits under the current trade agreement. “The 2015 Trade Priorities and Accountability Act…
Citrus Group Sues USDA Over Lemons
A group of California citrus growers has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Citrus Science Council issued a press release claiming the rule to…