…eat. Americans are privileged to have the safest food supply in the world and at USDA we work tirelessly to uphold that standard. Source: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…aid will divide $6.3 billion between the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to be distributed through various programs. AMS will administer…
Agriculture Welcomes USDA Help, Urges End to Trade Disputes
…Chuck Grassley said the relief package was “welcome news” for farmers, but added “what they really want are long-term markets, not handouts.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
…Skunes NCGA President Kevin Skunes says that corn farmers appreciate the help from USDA, but adds that the plan “provides virtually no relief to corn farmers.” According to an NCGA-commissioned…
Trump Terminating Current NAFTA
…send a notification letter to Congress later this week to withdraw from the current NAFTA and sign a new agreement with Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Groups Respond to NAFTA Announcement
…“we continue to oppose withdrawal from the existing NAFTA under any circumstances except the adoption of a new, beneficial and trilateral pact.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Grain Imports Plunge Amidst Tariffs
…from the U.S., including staple imports of pork and soybeans. Meanwhile, China has begun importing pork from Chili and the European Union. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-28-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal….
New Trade Agreement Reached with Mexico
…Sonny Perdue stated support of the new trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. “This is nothing short of a great victory for farmers and ranchers because locking in our…
Is it Trash or is it Organic?
…separate real trash from recyclables? It saves money on trash service, cuts down on plastic, reduces emissions, prevents ground contamination, and you can create your own homemade compost with it….
U.S./China Trade Talks Draw a Blank
…to discuss joint efforts to confront China at the World Trade Organization over its industrial subsidies and conduct of its state-owned enterprises. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Bayer CEO Says Monsanto Merger Still a Win-Win
…say Bayer could still face as much as $5 billion in costs linked to cases involving glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Transferring Sorghum’s Weed-Killing Power to Rice
…grown in the laboratory will produce sorgoleone as they grow and have the same weed-fighting ability as sorghum. ARS has five patents on this technology. Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service…
Memphis Meats, NAMI Want Joint Regulation of Cell-Based Meat
…of the term ‘meat,’ but the commitment to come to the table to propose solutions is a step in the right direction.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….