…economy.” U.S. Pork Depends on Exports The following facts and figures reflect U.S. pork’s critical dependence on exports: Over the past 10 years, the United States, on average, has been…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…nations cannot bully our agriculture producers to force the United States to cave in,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a press conference. “It’s important to note that this is…
Benefits of Sustainably Harvesting Non-timber Forest Products
…Forest Products in the United States Under Changing Conditions synthesizes the best available science for managing non-timber forest resources in the U.S. “Many private landowners harvest non-timber products to generate…
New Labor Proposal Includes Same Challenges for California Agriculture
…time. “They want them to go back and then return to the United States and we think that that’s just not a viable, or reasonable solution to the problem,” said…
Republicans Introduce New Immigration Bill in House
…are in the United States legally. The new bill actually includes some of the same provisions that were in a broader GOP immigration bill that was voted down recently in…
Agri View: Beef Exports Challenged
Everett Griner talks about beef exports being challenged in the United States, and the affect Australia will have on our exports of beef, in today’s Agri View. Beef Exports Challenged…
Agri View: Producing Tea in America?
Everett Griner talks about areas in the United States now producing tea in today’s Agri View. Producing Tea in America? I have been told if it can be grown anywhere…
California Water Board Central Valley Plan Bad for Farmers/Consumers
…water rationing for no good reason. This is a bad plan that needs to be derailed. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry…
Canada Dairy Group Expresses Need to be Vigilant Regarding Trade
…international trade with the industry is facing pressure from the United States through the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation. Highlighting that the Canadian dairy industry is facing new challenges,…
Japan, EU, Sign Trade Agreement
While the United States remains engaged in a trade disruptive environment, the European Union and Japan have signed a free trade agreement. The agreement, signed Tuesday, is hoped to counteract…
Perdue: Farmers Can’t Pay Bills on Patriotism
…disputes between the United States and others, like China. Many of the retaliatory tariffs from U.S. trading partners due to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs are on U.S. agricultural products….
U.S. Says Retaliatory Tariffs Unjustified in WTO Complaint
…while urging the five WTO members named in the complaint to “work constructively” with the United States to resolve the matter. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Mexico and Canada Want NAFTA Conclusion This Year
…Mexican ambassador to the United States says the incoming Mexican president wants NAFTA to “be completed before he takes office on December 1.” An official from Canada said the nation…
A Healthy Delicious Look at Cashews
…to extreme south Florida, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. There is no commercial production in the United States, though cashews are grown in botanical collections and some home landscapes. I’m Cathy…