…faces are its own. “We should not be rushed to complete NAFTA negotiations at the expense of a good outcome,” they say. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Lame-Duck Session a Risk for Farm Bill Passage
…to get it done” after the midterms. Not a single farm bill title had been finalized through the middle of this week. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-28-18
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White House Considers Limits on Biofuel Trading for E15 Deal
…percent of their company’s annual compliance obligation. It’s also considering restricting certain parties from holding the credits for more than 30 days. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
House to Recess Without Final Vote on Farm Bill
…that without a farm bill in place, farmers, already struggling with a sagging farm economy and uncertain trade situation, will soon face a new set of problems that comes with…
AFBF: Environmental Litigation Reform Needed
Restoring balance to environmental litigation is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers. America’s farmers and ranchers embrace an ethic of resource conservation while producing food and fiber. But they are…
NMPF Mulhern on FDA Request for Comments on Dairy Food Labeling
…dairy products. NMPF will provide additional perspective explaining why the agency must enforce its own labeling regulations and limit the use of standardized dairy terms to products that come from…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…from innovations in how foods are produced and labeled. The FDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety,…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…the American River Conservancy and the National Wildlife Federation. Several agricultural groups such as California Farm Bureau Federation, American Pistachio Growers, the California Rice Commission and California Citrus Mutual have…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
…have funding, including the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development program, seen as key units of USDA given the current trade climate. Leaders of the farm bill conference…
U.S. Says Canada Not Making Needed NAFTA Concessions
…text of a deal is needed by Saturday to allow the Mexican government to sign it before leaving office on November 30th. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-27-18
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Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
…trade more fair and balanced, but says “we just think there are other tactics that can be pursued to improve trade relations.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bureau says U.S.-Japan Trade Statement Bodes Well for Future
…in agricultural exports and this is a key development for U.S. farm exports at a time when we desperately need this kind of good news.” Source: American Farm Bureau Federation…