…how it will benefit agriculture around the United States. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known…
Dispute Settlement Consultations Requested for Mexico’s GM Restrictions
The United States has requested dispute settlement consultations regarding Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that the policies “are not based on science” and “stifle agricultural…
FAO Issues Report on World’s Hunger Hotspots
Photo by Siegfried Poepperl on Unsplash A new report looks at hunger around the globe. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…
Trade Mission Focuses on Opportunities in Japan
…U.S. exports matched the previous record, totaling $14.6 billion, with exports of soybeans, dairy, and other products reaching new highs. The United States is vital to ensuring food security in…
VofV: Asking the Right Questions with Josh Ruiz, Senior Director of Ag Technology and Innovation
…in agriculture on this week’s episode of Voices of the Valley. This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is brought to you today by the Western Growers Association….
Former Mexico Trade Negotiator on USMCA Specialty Crop Protections
…success that tomatoes, avocados, berries, and many other products have had in the US, there’s the push in the United States to try to shut down that access. But if…
Learn About GMOs with the FDA
…This video reviews GMO crops in the United States as of 2020. Only a few types of GMO crops are grown in the U.S., but some of these GMOs make…
Supreme Court Limits WOTUS Authority
…Samuel Alito wrote “the CWA extends to only those ‘wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are ‘waters of the United States’ in their own right,’ so that…
USDA Offers Assistance to Help Organic Dairy Producers
…organic grain and forage commodities,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “Without assistance, many organic dairies, particularly small organic dairies, will cease production, which not only impacts the domestic supply and…
VofV: Rabo Research’s David Magaña on a Global Approach to Consumer Desires
…consumers. This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is brought to you today by the Western Growers Association. Supporting producers that grow the best medicine in the world….
‘Several Things to Overcome’ with Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
…least $50 million in annual revenue will be required to use zero-emission vehicles. President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association, Roger Isom explained that the rule will significantly…
Food Spending Decreased Unevenly Across States in 2020
Trends in food spending across the U.S. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States disrupted the food industry in 2020, according to…
Socially Disadvantaged Farms Concentrated in South and West
…shows socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to be more concentrated in southern and western regions of the country. USDA defines socially disadvantaged farmers as those belonging to groups subject…
VofV: Farmers are Entrepreneurs, Citi’s Adam Bergman Talks Agtech
…of Voices of the Valley. The topic of agtech and cleantech to address issues like climate change is a global endeavor, Adam says. Countries like Israel, Brazil and the United…