A new partnership seeks to assess agricultural practices and strategies to further improve water quality in the United States. The Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, along with the…
Canada Says No NAFTA Dairy Negotiating Room with TPP 11 Agreement
…United States from the original trade pact. Canada agreed to make some changes in TPP to its dairy market, benefiting dairy-exporting countries, such as New Zealand. That means, according to…
Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
…and processes that pose the greatest public health risk. RESEARCH, EDUCATION & ECONOMICS Commit to a public research agenda that places the United States at the forefront of food and…
Classic Lunch Favorite Creamy or Nutty
…Two tablespoons are about 180 calories. In the United States ten states supply 99% of the peanut crop. Georgia is #1, followed by Texas, Alabama and Florida. I’m Cathy Isom……
U.S. Ag, Equipment Companies, Benefiting from Trade with Cuba
…the Obama administration expanded the list of products authorized for export to Cuba from the United States, as long as the importers were not affiliated with the Cuban government. Further,…
Study: Killing NAFTA Kills Manufacturing, Agriculture Jobs
A new report by Business Roundtable suggests that ending the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would result in job losses of more than 1.8 billion in the United States….
TPP 11 Agreement in Place, Signing set for March
…Agreement talks later this week. An NCBA spokesperson says: “We encourage negotiators in Montreal to continue building on the progress made in previous rounds so the United States can focus…
TPP Talks Continue as Canada Shows Hesitation
Trade officials gathering this week in Tokyo are trying to forge ahead on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the United States but are bogged down by Canada. The member countries…
Two Dairy Leaders Join Dairy Council of CA Board
…dairyman and state leaders. Van Groningen also serves on the board of Western United Dairymen. He received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business and management from California Polytechnic State University,…
U.S. Cotton Industry Contributions to Cotton USA Play Critical Role in Developing Export Markets
…it to build U.S. cotton export demand efficiently and to improve the economic returns of 18,500 cotton farms in the United States. CCI promotes U.S. cotton in more than 50…
Honeybees Attraction to Pesticides
…in the United States. Previous studies have also shown that same pesticide called Chlorothalonil, which is known to be used on peanuts and potatoes, was also found to be attractive…
Agri View: Time Changes Everything
…where United States government policies, and programs, apply. Essentially it is the same hard job. But everything else is different. Time changes everything. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…products exported from the United States are safe; Conduct emergency operations in connection with the voluntary recall of meat or poultry products determined to be adulterated or misbranded; Conduct epidemiological…
Celebrating a Popular Crunchy Snack
…candied ball or tossed with nuts and chocolate. Popcorn started becoming popular in the United States in the middle 18-hundreds. It wasn’t until Charles Cretors, a candy-store owner, developed a…