Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will mark the return of U.S. beef to China this week. Friday, the duo will celebrate U.S. beef exports…
USDA Launches Reorganization Commission
…commission will form a plan to reform USDA, which will be based on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s reorganization plan announced in May. The commission is part of a Trump Administration…
Brazil Hopes to Reverse U.S. Ban on Brazilian Beef
Brazil is seeking to reverse a ban on Brazilian beef imports enacted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week. The Associated Press reports Brazil’s agriculture minister will travel to…
Groups React to Brazil Beef Announcement
Ag groups are weighing in on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s announcement that the U.S. has suspended all fresh beef imports from Brazil due to safety concerns. National Cattlemen’s Beef…
No More Brazilian Beef for Now
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that fresh beef imports from Brazil have been suspended due to food safety and animal health concerns. Shipments will be suspended until…
Eastern Canada Dairy Producers Get Quota Increase
…by the United States. Canada’s supply management system for dairy is harming U.S. producers, as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently stated “the supply has to be managed,” adding that…
Perdue Comments on Rural Broadband Needs
On the way to Iowa this week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told a White House press pool that broadband internet has become the infrastructure of necessity in rural areas. His…
Trump Pledges to Include Rural Broadband in Infrastructure Plan
…pick for a key Department of Agriculture undersecretary post, also attended the events. Northey currently serves as Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Pollinator Partnership’s 10th Annual Pollinator Week
…Canadian ecoregions. All 50 state governors, along with many mayors, as well as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, have authorized…
U.S., U.K to Explore Trade Agreement
…counterpart this week to discuss the groundwork for a potential bilateral trade agreement between the U.S. and the U.K., according to Politico. However, any deal with the U.K. cannot be…
Perdue Hosting Mexico, Canada Counterparts in Georgia
Perdue Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday is playing host to his counterparts from Mexico and Canada in Perdue’s home state. Canada’s Trade Minister and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture will join…
Agri View: Southern Choice
…will serve agriculture to accommodate the whole nation. The last Secretary of Agriculture from the southeast was 97 years ago. Knowing that these men know and understand southeastern agriculture is…
U.S. and China Reach Agreement to Boost Dairy Trade
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says the agreement reached this week between the U.S. and China will make it possible to significantly expand American dairy exports. An Agri-Pulse report says…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…been in the portfolio of an under secretary, who in turn reported to the deputy secretary of agriculture. Instead, Rural Development will now report directly to the Secretary of Agriculture….