…percent, the biggest decline since 2003. Finally, U.S. corn exports to Mexico dropped six percent. Mexico is the largest export market for soybean meal, chicken, and corn for the United…
APHIS to Allow Importation of Fresh Pitahaya Fruit from Ecuador
…continental United States from Ecuador. APHIS scientists have determined that fresh pitahaya fruit from Ecuador can be safely imported to the United States while continuing to provide protection against the…
If It Smells Like a Petunias or Shampoo, It Might Be a Pesticide
…Few choices are available for controlling SWD, which is an invasive species from Asia. It has quickly spread across the United States and can cause significant damage to fruit crops,…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…York Columbus Elementary School, New York Jack Britt High School, North Carolina U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina Columbus County Beekeepers Association, North Carolina United Prairie…
Western View: The Prairie Fires
…of lives were lost. Western View The numbers are so big they are almost incomprehensible. There were over 7,000 individual fires, that burned more than 2 million acres – more…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…$1 billion in U.S. agricultural exports supports approximately 8,000 American jobs across the entire American economy. As the global marketplace becomes even more competitive every day, the United States must…
American Farm Bureau Cautions on Cuba
…for agricultural trade with Cuba. Duvall “Cuba is a $2 billion annual food import market. Currently, because of some remaining restrictions, the United States sells about $200 million in agricultural…
Organic Trade Association Applauds USDA for Revoking Organic License
The Organic Trade Association welcomed a move by the Department of Agriculture aimed at stopping fraudulent organic products from entering the United States. USDA this week revoked the organic certificate…
Nebraska Firm First to Ship U.S. Beef to China
…concerning export requirements to resume beef shipments to China. Among the requirements, U.S. producers must track the birthplace of cattle born in the United States that are destined for export…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…of the Domestic Policy Council; Director of the National Economic Council; Administrator of the Small Business Administration; United States Trade Representative; Director of the National Science Foundation; and Heads of…
Tractor Sales Up in May
…Meanwhile, combine sales were down nine percent for the month. Sales of combines for the year total 1,226 a decrease of 13 percent from 2016. AEM United States Ag Tractor…
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
…(NAFTA) in a way that enhances and protects the United States’ current dairy market access opportunities and addresses Canada’s constant use of trade-distorting measures. At its June meeting here, NMPF’s…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…agricultural watersheds across the United States. The grants are funded through the Water for Agriculture Challenge Area of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill….
China, U.S., Expected to Sign Dairy Agreement
The United States and China are expected to sign an agreement Thursday to promote U.S. dairy products. Politico reports the two countries are expected to sign a memorandum that will…