…of the House Agriculture Committee return to Washington. Roberts says: “next week might be the final time that we have to reach some kind of agreement,” but added “the world…
Global Hunger Continues to Increase
…the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 report released this week…
State Ag Officials Voice Concerns with Trade Approach
State agriculture officials say the Trump administration needs to aggressively seek market access across the globe, while expressing concerns with the administration’s trade agenda. The National Association of State Departments…
USDA Details Trade Damage Estimate Calculations
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released a detailed accounting of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calculated estimated damage from trade disruptions. USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
The Latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand report predicts the second-largest corn crop for the United States this year and a record soybean crop. Corn production is forecast at 14.82…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…agricultural industry and consumers as we consider the regulatory framework for these new products,” said Secretary Perdue. “American farmers and ranchers feed the world, but as technology advances, we must…
ASTA Requests Exemptions for Seeds on Proposed Chinese Tariffs List
…to the U.S. for further processing and packaging for American farmers or gardeners to purchase and plant it. The United States is the largest market for seed in the world,…
Celebrating National Macadamia Nut Day
…grow 30 to 40 feet high. Although they are native to Australia, most of today’s world supply are grown in Hawaii. They were first commercially grown there in 1921. A…
Agriculture Trade Surplus to Shrink
Agriculture is consistently one of the few areas of the American economy that sells more overseas than it buys. However, Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com says that’s going to…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…agricultural products. The program will help U.S. agricultural exporters identify and access new markets and help mitigate the adverse effects of other countries’ restrictions. Note: USDA is currently working to…
USDA Announces No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…Farm Bill as an option to avoid sugar forfeitures. USDA’s August 10, 2018, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde) projects that fiscal year 2018 U.S. ending sugar stocks…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…bias against agriculture just adds to the pain. This last year, the state made things even worse when they added a slew of costly new rules. It’s even more fuel…
USDA Scientist Receives the Borlaug Field Award
The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Matthew Rouse, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, is the winner of the 2018 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application,…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
As the head of a public health agency that ensures the safety of meat and poultry, food safety is my number one priority. Americans depend on us to keep their…