…Dan Halstrom concluded that “Pork exports have posted an impressive performance in 2018, but the retaliatory duties are clearly a significant obstacle.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
K-State Focusing on How to Prevent African Swine Fever in the U.S.
…National Bio and Agro-defense Facility Fund and also have received support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the pork industry. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
2018 Farmland Sales Increasing
…few years, Farmers National Company’s real estate sales have grown each year including a five percent increase in sales volume this year. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Veterinary University Receives 20,000 Acre Donation
…stage.” The donation was made by businessman and philanthropist J.C. Anderson, 90, and his daughter Wynne. The two have operated the ranch since 2005. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
NCGA Welcomes Year-Round E15
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Lynn Chrisp praised an announcement from President Trump, setting the necessary regulatory steps in motion to allow for year-round sales of E15. “Corn farmers…
RFA Applauds President Trump’s E15 Announcement
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) applauds the announcement by President Donald Trump that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is beginning a formal rulemaking process to allow year-round sales of E15…
CoBank: USMCA Provides Certainty, But More is Needed
…affect the U.S. dairy, pork and beef sectors, adding “U.S. agriculture will have much more to celebrate when those barriers are removed.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Language in USMCA Not Surprising
…and Mexico could or would do to resist it.” China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner and the fourth-largest trading partner for Mexico. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Dairy Organization Turns Down Trudeau Meeting
…of Canada is the national policy, lobbying and promotional organization representing Canada’s farmers. The Association announced its displeasure with the agreement last week, saying the trade deal sacrifices the livelihoods…
National Cooperative Month Looks to the Future of Agriculture
…value of sustainable practices. According to the Co-op Month website, farming cooperatives provide more than 190,000 jobs with more than $8 billion in annual wages. Agricultural cooperatives also account for…
USDA: Honey Bee Colony Number Steady
…led entomologists to classify a set of diagnostic symptoms as Colony Collapse Disorder and spurred major efforts to measure, quantify, and understand pollinator loss. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Perdue Favors Removal of Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
…Perdue says the White House and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discussed the tariffs during a recent meeting, but no conclusion was reached. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Partners to Improve Community Infrastructure for 1.1 Million Rural Americans
…National Association of Counties and the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation. USDA is making the investments through the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. The funding helps rural areas…
Purdue: GMO Labeling Law Still Expected This Year
…“Trump, Perdue, and their corporate lobbyists may want indefinite delay and keeping Americans in the dark, but the law doesn’t permit it.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….