…The American Farm Bureau Federation says more than half of U.S. farm workers are undocumented, and farmers are already coping with a decreasing labor supply in the Western U.S. due…
Japan Open to Bilateral Trade Agreement with U.S.
Japan’s Prime Minister told the nation’s parliament this week he is open to a bilateral trade agreement with the United States. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (sheen-zoh ah-bay) says he is…
Western View: Protesting the Dakota Pipeline – Big Business!
…money from it. Western View According to the public record on the website GoFundMe, operators of the Sacred Stone Camp raised 3.1 million dollars just from one donation campaign. There…
House Agriculture Committee Prepares for Farm Bill by Exploring Economic Outlook in Rural America
…more information, including Chairman Conaway’s opening statement and the archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Dr. Robert Johansson, Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Dr. Nathan Kauffman,…
Seneca Valley Virus Disease Reports Increasing
The Seneca Valley virus disease is on a slow upswing in the United States, and a University of Missouri Extension veterinarian says pork producers need to be prepared if the…
Trudeau Talks Dairy Trade with House Speaker Ryan
…Trudeau. The U.S. dairy groups say Canada’s dairy pricing structure is “expressly intended to slash milk imports from the United States.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Trump Tells Canada to Expect Only “Tweaking” of NAFTA
…real concern for many Canadians” because how dependent Canada’s economy is on the nation’s relationship with the United States. Canada sends roughly 75 percent of its exports to the U.S….
APHIS Extends Comment Period on Proposed Rule
…that govern the movement into and within the United States of plant pests, biological control agents, and soil, has been extended until April 19, 2017. This 30 day extension will…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…(LCA) of fluid milk conducted by the Applied Sustainability Center at the University of Arkansas, incorporating existing data from more than 500 dairy farms across the United States. By tracking…
China, New Zealand to Hold Free Trade Talks
…New Zealand officials both agreed the consideration of China joining the TPP needs to be discussed further now that the United States withdrew from the trade agreement. New Zealand and…
Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Raise New Canadian Milk Pricing Scheme Issue in Meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
…industry relations between the United States and Canada. The pricing scheme, already implemented in Ontario last year and slated to be used by Canada’s other provinces this year, is expressly…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…of Agriculture also announced in December of last year it would immediately eliminate biotech restrictions on corn imports from the United States. This month, the South African government issued 15…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…projects 2017 U.S. cotton acreage to be 11.0 million acres, about 9.4 percent more than 2016. With abandonment assumed at 12 percent for the United States, Cotton Belt harvested area…
Midweek Valentine’s a Boon for Growers
…but unfortunately, the U.S. grows less than 2 percent of the roses sold in the United States each year,” said Kasey Cronquist, CEO of the California Cut Flower Commission. Most…