…U.S. for decades,” said Shawcroft in testimony on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation. U.S. agricultural exports to Canada and Mexico have quadrupled, from $8.9 billion in 1993 to…
NIFA Announces $4.3 Million for Higher Education Support
…food and agricultural science professionals. The grants are funded through NIFA’s Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program. “NIFA invests in the development of future agricultural professionals,” said NIFA Director Sonny…
Managed Honeybee Colony Numbers Increasing
…have grown. The net result is that about 44 percent of colonies perished in 2015-2016, compared with 36 percent in 2010-2011. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Brazil Hopes to Reverse U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef
…an allergic reaction to a vaccine against the foot-and-mouth disease. He claims the lumps did not represent a public health hazard. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Disputing U.S. Claims Regarding Poultry Trade
…Agreement. The group, led by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper, claims trade barriers by Canada have harmed the U.S. poultry industry for 20 years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Sanderson Farms Sued Over Drugs in Poultry
Three of the bigger activist groups filed suit against Sanderson Farms, a major poultry-producing company. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says the Organic Consumers Association, Friends of the Earth, and Center…
Groups React to Brazil Beef Announcement
…Association President Craig Uden supports the move to suspend Brazilian imports because it’s a result of USDA’s science-based testing protocol of imported beef. “This proves our food safety system works…
Syngenta Ordered to Pay Farmers Over $200 Million
…appeal. Class action lawsuits have been approved in several other states, including Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Western View: It’s Longmire Days in Wyoming
Coming up in July is a festival that I’d really like to attend. It’s Longmire days, held, appropriately enough, in Buffalo, Wyoming. Western View Buffalo is a small town in…
GoFundMe for Mika Exceeds Goal
…Foods director of government relations in Washington, D.C., and a former senior director of legislative affairs for the American Meat Institute. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EU, Japan, Within Reach of Trade Agreement
…to do without the group’s biggest economy. The European Union currently accounts for roughly 10 percent of Japan’s total foreign trade. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Eastern Canada Dairy Producers Get Quota Increase
…Secretary Sonny Perdue recently stated “the supply has to be managed,” adding that Canada has “created a glut on the market.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Perdue Comments on Rural Broadband Needs
…would look at “every area” in “working with the resources that we have” to make rural broadband as widespread as possible. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Dangerous Jobs
…Iowa, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Tractor Overturns Safe operating techniques reduce the risk of overturns. ROPS reduce the risk of injury or death in the event of an…