…them where they need to be and provide them with the information they need to understand exactly what the bill does.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NAFTA Clock Is Ticking
…Lighthizer tells lawmakers he’s taking steps to tackle Canada’s milk pricing program, which American dairy farmers want killed in NAFTA 2.0. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Prominent in U.S. and China Discussions
…D.C. during the week. Ross says U.S. officials presented a list of requested changes in China’s trade policies, going “product by product and quantity by quantity.” Agricultural goods featured prominently…
St. Louis Fed Survey Shows Farm Income Down Once Again
Farm income declined in the first quarter of 2018, the 17th-consecutive quarter of lower income numbers. The latest Agricultural Finance Monitor, published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis,…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…Fordyce will provide leadership for FSA and its mission to support agricultural production across America through a network of over 2,100 county and 50 state offices. “As a fourth-generation farmer,…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
Total acreage harvested by mechanical means was 45,548, just over 30 percent of the State’s total raisin-type grape acreage, according to the Pacific Region Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
Senate Ag Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Farmer Veteran Legislation
…can benefit from USDA support, whether they are just starting a career on the farm or looking to expand their operation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
…its allowable levels of trade-distorting domestic support. Conaway says India is not the only country, however, harming U.S. agriculture. He says the global agricultural market is “awash with high and…
USDA Projects Smaller Corn, Soybean Crops
The May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the Department of Agriculture projects smaller corn and soybean crops this year. The corn crop is projected at 14.0 billion bushels,…
Texas Tech to Launch Veterinary School
…Coordinating Board detailing the shortages of large animal and rural veterinarians in Texas, and the adverse impact on global food supplies. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretaries Perdue and Zinke Join Forces to Combat 2018 Wildfire Season
…the two said both departments will collaborate to ensure all firefighting assets are being used in an efficient and effective manner. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
The Western View: North Dakota Pyramid
…worth it. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West, brought to you by Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit:…
American Farmland Trust Study: U.S. Farmland Shrinking
…allowing large-scale farmland loss to continue “imperils our ability to feed our growing population.” It also challenges the nation’s economic prosperity. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Steps Up Pork Inspections, Slowing Imports
…percent additional tariff China has placed on U.S. pork and other goods stemming from a trade dispute with the United States. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….