…supported 1.6 million full- and part-time jobs in 2015 — above the five-year average — according to NOAA’s Fisheries Economics of the United States report released May 9, 2017. Also…
Farm Bureau Applauds EPA’s Water Rule Outreach
Duvall American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall praised the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to collaborate closely with governors regarding revision of the Waters of the United States rule. “EPA…
EPA and U.S. Army Solicit State Input on Redefining “Waters of the U.S.”
…states on a new definition of protected waters that is in-line with a Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion in the 2006 Rapanos v. United States case. Scalia’s definition explains…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…United States, during a period of significant growth in cheese exports overall. By contrast, U.S.exports of dry ingredient products rebounded very strongly last year, particularly during the second half of…
Bayer to Sell Liberty Crop Protection to Gain Monsanto Takeover Approval
…billion Monsanto deal. The planned divestitures are also widely expected to be required by competition regulators in larger jurisdictions, such as the United States and the European Union. Liberty products…
Canada, Mexico, Eyeing Trade Markets Beyond U.S.
…calling it a bad trade agreement for the United States. Metro News of Toronto, Canada, reports officials from Mexico and Canada met last week to discuss trade moving forward with…
Avian Influenza Found in Mexico
…flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to Tyson Foods Inc, the first discovered in the United States this year. Different strains of avian flu have been detected across Asia, Europe,…
Free Trade, Relationships Key To Market Competitiveness In South Korea
…on the advantages of biotechnology and, of course, promoting free trade between the United States and South Korea. Those investments, using both member dollars and matching grants included in U.S….
Notice of Determination of Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…poultry and poultry products throughout the United States. NPIP provides certification that poultry and poultry products destined for domestic and international shipments are clean of certain diseases. As a result,…
NMPF Urges Dairy Imitators to Comply with Food Labeling Standards
…similar to those in the United States, but their governments “actually enforce those regulations, unlike FDA,” he said. “The United States has been lax, but that doesn’t mean such violations…
Secretary Perdue Announces Arrival of First Shipment of U.S. Beef to Brazil
…market reopened to the United States, U.S. beef exports are poised for new growth. I look forward to Brazilians getting the opportunity to eat delicious American beef, because once they…
NMPF, USDEC Organize Dairy Fly-In on Capitol Hill to Build Support for Trade with Canada, Mexico
…the world. This is an economic dagger pointed at every farmer in the United States, not just those from a few states,” said Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of NMPF….
Finding a Balance for Food Labeling
…needs to find a way to get the consumer as much of the information they want because producers have nothing to hide. “We’re proud producers in the United States. We’re…
Canada/Mexico Doing NAFTA Renegotiations “Together”
…diversify, especially if NAFTA negotiations fall apart. Last year, 98 percent of Mexico’s corn imports came from the United States, roughly $3.25 billion dollars worth of business for American farmers….