…the United States,” said Emily Broad Leib, Director, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC). “Having worked for several years on this issue, I am thrilled to see…
U.S. Corn a Better Deal for Mexico than Corn from Brazil, Argentina
…instruct the nation to buy corn from South America, rather than the United States. The bill is seen as a response to trade rhetoric by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump…
Iowa Bees
Cathy Isom tells us about the small mid-western town hoping to create a lot of buzz for bees and other pollinators. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Iowa…
Agri View: Avian Flu
…Pacific region have been struggling with commercial poultry production and wild birds. Officials in the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom have had their problems too. My report indicated that…
President’s Day / National Cherry Pie Day
…varieties of cherries in the United States. More than 70-percent of cherries produced are grown in the Northwest. While Apple Pie is still America’s favorite pie, Cherry is a close…
Day Without Immigrants Protests Slowed Some Meatpacking Operations
Last week’s Day Without Immigrants protests caused some slowdowns at meatpacking operations in the United States, but Tyson Foods and Cargill said all plants were operational last Thursday. A Cargill…
East Coast Dock Workers Starting Contract Negotiation Early
…the west coast during 2015. The International Longshoremen’s Association held informal contract talks last week with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the employers of some 25,000 unionized Atlantic…
Mexico Looking at Argentina, Brazil, for Yellow Corn
…Argentina and Brazil to explore buying yellow corn from the two nations. The trip was attributed to an effort to consider lessening Mexico’s dependence on the United States, according to…
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…policy and we look forward to working with him on restoring regulatory sanity to Washington, such as by killing the onerous ‘waters of the United States’ rule.” National Sorghum Producers…
EU To Begin Trade Talks with China
…friends in Europe.” The EU is hoping to get China’s vocal support for international institutions like the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. President Donald Trump has criticized the…
Influence of Income and Prices on Global Dietary Patterns by Country, Age, and Gender
…Union, Southeast Asia and the Asian Pacific, North Africa and the Middle East, and an aggregate category to account for rich countries in the Western Hemisphere, Australia, New Zealand, and…
House Agriculture Committee Approves Two Measures
…of the United States. A 2009 court decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit erroneously applied the provisions of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…said Almond Board CEO, Richard Waycott. A sampling of projects funded by ABC include: · University of California Cooperative Extension, Brent Holtz: Whole Orchard Recycling · United States Department of…
Study Shows Fewer Grain Dust Explosions in 2016
The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013,…