…five years from now than they face today (Figure 6). Figure 6. Producers’ expectations of agricultural regulations in five years. Ag Thought Leaders On a quarterly basis, 100 agricultural thought…
Agriculture Groups Stress Importance of Trade
More than 80 agriculture groups signed off on a letter to President Donald Trump Tuesday, calling on the administration to reduce and eliminate tariffs and other restrictive agricultural policies in…
Ethanol Exports Reached Record-High 1.01 Billion Gallons in 2016
…today by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Gross U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.05 billion gallons in 2016, second only to 2011’s record of 1.19 billion gallons. Meanwhile, ethanol imports registered…
Trump Urged To Start Trade Talks With Japan
Ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state visit here, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council urged President Trump to begin negotiations on a free…
USDA Removes Personal information from Animal Welfare Act Documents
…lists of persons licensed by USDA-certified horse industry organizations and associations to inspect horses for compliance with the Horse Protection Act. However, in an explanation of the action on its…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: American Soybean Association Soy Growers, Soyfoods Association Defend Soymilk, Oppose Dairy Pride Act In a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor…
U.S. Rejection of TPP Creates Opportunities for Canada
…75 percent of the value of the American dollar is very helpful for its producers, along with a large slaughter capacity. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
GMO Labeling Law May Avoid Executive Order on Regulations
…law with an Advanced Notice of Proposed rulemaking this year, but those plans have been delayed because of the executive order. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Scientists Give Old Elm Tree a High-Tech Helping Hand
By Jan Suszkiw, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) USDA-ARS scientists will try to “cryopreserve” the twigs of this old historical elm in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to safegaurd the tree’s…
South Dakota Considering Country-of-Origin Labeling
…Growers Association, which promotes the state’s independent livestock producers, said her group supports the measure because it is what consumers want. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
First Syngenta Viptera Corn Case Scheduled for June
…Syngenta trials also will be scheduled in the Kansas court, in a Minnesota state court and in other courts as well. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has listed food safety as a 2018 farm bill priority. Specifically, NASDA prioritized the need farmers and ranchers may have for low-cost…
Farm Groups Endorse Agriculture Secretary Nominee Perdue
…669 agricultural organizations endorsed Sonny Perdue, the nominee for Agriculture Secretary. A Trump transition team official says the letter was written on behalf of “farmers, ranchers…and all other segments of…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…regulations, USDA may need to find two other regulations to eliminate before it finalizes the rule in 2018. The American Soybean Association says it is unclear how exactly the executive…