…from APHIS through the Freedom of Information Act. *See, e.g. ,Animal Legal Def. Fund v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 17-CV-00949-WHO, 2017 WL 2352009 (N.D. Cal., May 31, 2017) and…
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
…Drovers Cattle Network Dot Com that cattle losses from the fires have been limited. 29 fires are currently active in Montana, with the bulk of them burning in the western…
Agri View: Drought and Farming
Everett Griner talks about drought and farming in the United States in today’s Agri View. Drought and Farming Now, everybody knows what a drought is. It is something that affects…
South Korea Lifts U.S. Poultry Ban
…imposed the ban in response to a recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). On August 11, the United States notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
…RFS program considerably benefits the agriculture sector, but also leads to overall welfare gains for the United States,” according to the study’s authors, Iowa State University economists GianCarlo Moschini, Harvey…
GAO Estimates 200,000 Wild Horses Roaming on Federal Lands
…there could be as many as 9.2 million domesticated horses, burros, and mules in the United States. The GAO says there are several challenges in managing the wild herd, including…
Dairy Farmers of Canada in Washington, D.C. to Defend Supply Management System
…of the free-trade agreement, and the dairy group is hoping the status quo will remain. Meanwhile, dairy groups in the United States wants the negotiation effort to address Canada’s dairy…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Costing Jobs, Failing Americans
…the borders, trade deficits in other sectors totaled nearly $57 billion in the last year, according to Lighthizer. In the auto sector alone, the United States had a $68 billion…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…pursue, just for trying to build a home on their own property. Best of luck to the PLF attorneys. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…forwarded to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for final approval. During its Business Session, The Cotton Board elected new officers to guide the Program, including George LaCour, Jr….
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule before the Agency’s deadline of Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. “When comments are made a part of a record – as rule-making –…
Family Farm Action Lobbying Group Launched
…farmer, has ties to the Humane Society of the United States. In a statement announcing the launch, Maxwell said: “Our freedom and our democracy is threatened by the corporate stranglehold…
U.S., Canadian and Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Mexico’s Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA) sent a joint letter to Canadian, the United States, and Mexican government…