…and natural resource systems in the United States. Eligible applicants include Non-Land Grant College of Agriculture (NLGCAs) certified as such by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The deadline…
NCC: Maintaining NAFTA Benefits is Crucial
The National Cotton Council says the United States must remain a participant in a vibrant North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) because it has been and can continue to be…
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
…American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. wheat industry welcomes the opportunity for improving the framework for cross border wheat trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but would…
Dairy Industry Welcomes Swift Action by USTR Lighthizer to Launch NAFTA Modernization Efforts
…call to modernize NAFTA. Without this trade agreement and the market access it provides, the United States would stand to lose nearly $2 billion annually in dairy exports and tens…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
…was the law of the United States for over seven years.” “MCOOL failed to deliver its proponents’ promise to increase consumer demand or consumer confidence,” the groups said. “Instead, it…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…declined 0.6 percent, milk per cow was down 0.5 percent, and the number of dairies decreased by 3.2 percent. The twelve month average price paid to California producers for farm…
Stop Federal Water Extortion, Farm Bureau Says
…the uncertainty that has plagued ranchers across the western landscape and the rural communities they support.” If passed, the Water Rights Protection Act would bar the federal government from seizing…
NAFTA Modernization Must Not Disrupt Pork Exports
Following notification by the Trump administration to Congress that it intends to modernize the trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico, the National Pork Producers Council urged the…
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…grant project awarded to Washington State University, Pullman, in 2012 to develop locally adapted quinoa varieties and organic management practices to increase production in the United States. The project quantified…
U.S. Still Likely to Benefit from TPP
The United States stands to benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, even though President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the trade agreement. New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay told Radio…
State Milk Regulators Ask FDA for Assistance
…of dairy terms would bring the United States into closer alignment with how the issue is handled in other countries, Briczinski noted. Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…the NASS Pacific Regional Office. “When growers respond to these surveys, they provide essential information that helps us determine the prospective production and supply of major commodities in the United…
Livestock Industry Calls for Relief from EPA’s Overly Burdensome Regulations
…the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule with a rule that will clarify the extent of federal jurisdiction without overreaching. The replacement rule, the comments state, must work for…
National Walnut Day
…harvest, contains juice which will readily stain anything it comes in contact with. The husk juice has been used as a cloth dye. The United States is the world’s largest…