Mexico is mulling over drafting trade agreements that offer Brazil and Argentina duty-free access to the Mexican market for corn. Mexico is the world’s biggest buyer of U.S. corn, and…
JBS Suspends Brazil Product After Meat Scandal
…at his confirmation hearing that he wouldn’t call for a ban either, fearing retaliation from other countries against American agricultural products. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
…part of a California ag industry tour in conjunction with the World Ag Expo in Tulare. On their campus visit earlier this month, the representatives toured the 1,000-acre Fresno State…
Amid Brazil Scandal, Groups Urging Reconsideration of COOL
…Congress in late 2015 when the World Trade Organization authorized retaliatory measures against the U.S. because of the legislation. But, with a recent scandal in Brazil regarding tainted meat being…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…important crop to U.S. agriculture. I’m talking about the peanut. It is grown in a small region and has a huge market all over the world. Yes, it’s the most…
National Chia Day
…March 23rd. Chia seeds come from a flowering plant in the mint family that’s native to Mexico and Guatemala. They’ve become a trusted staple for people around the world and…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…testimony on Tuesday at a hearing before the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council both testified in favor…
Froman: TPP Can Still Shape World Trade
…renegotiate other agreements.” President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the trade pact in January. Froman cited as an example the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has…
Agri View: Rain, Rain Go Away
…drought is enough for the richest farmland in the world. At least this year’s crops should get off to a good start. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Almond Matters: Making Ag Day, Everyday
…a year. American Agri-Women have started a campaign that aims to make agriculture awareness a daily activity. President Doris Mold spoke about the campaign at the World Ag Expo in…
Acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary Michael L. Young on National Agriculture Day
…Trump noted in the Presidential Proclamation declaring today National Agriculture Day, ‘American agriculture is the largest positive contributor to our Nation’s net trade balance, providing 10 percent of our exports…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
…David Herring, a pork producer from Newtown Grove, N.C., who testified on behalf of the organization before the agriculture panel’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. To address a potential…
Building a Reliable, Low-Cost Device to Measure Moisture in Grain Bags
ARS agricultural engineer Paul Armstrong uses the “Post-Harvest Loss moisture meter” to check bags of stored maize in Ghana. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new way…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
by Colin O’Neil, Agriculture Policy Director, Environmental Working Group More and more Americans want to avoid toxic pesticides on the foods they are buying and feeding their families. But the…