Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export forecast. “This quarterly trade forecast reflects the fact that U.S. agricultural exports…
GAO: Improvements Recommended to Checkoff Oversight
…on program websites, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. There are 22 federal agricultural research and promotion programs, funded by a fraction of the sale of each unit of a…
Crawford Renews Calls to Open Ag Trade with Cuba
…U.S. to tap into Cuba’s $2 billion agricultural market, according to Politico. Crawford first proposed the bill in January that would cut back restrictions on U.S. financing for agriculture exports,…
Ontario Proposes 10 Percent Ethanol Mandate
…for Ontario’s agricultural, forestry, and waste sectors. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says if finalized, the proposal will be “a win for Canadian consumers.” In March, Growth Energy filed comments…
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…farmers and ranchers. “According to the 2012 Agriculture Census undertaken by the National Agricultural Statistics Survey, the average age of the American farmer is approximately 59 years old,” said NIFA…
NCBA Membership Drive Encourages Commitment
…Management’s Planning 2.0 rule. The NCBA also played a role in helping American beef exports to return to China. The organization is asking its members to help with recruiting new…
Canada Looking to Boost Pork Exports to China
A recent ten-day trade mission to China gave Canada an opportunity to showcase its pork products in a market of 1.3 billion people hungry for more pork. Farm Scape Dot…
Brazil Company Expecting to Resume Exports to U.S. in 2018
…with beef and pork exports from plants outside of Brazil. Even as exports are potentially set to resume to the U.S. next year, Galletti says the situation with Russia remains…
Trump Asks Roberts for Raincheck on NAFTA Discussion
…took the opportunity to bring up agricultural concern over the NAFTA negotiations. As the president walked out of the meeting, Politico says he asked Roberts, “How are your farmers?” Roberts…
Agri View: Hurricane Losses
Everett Griner talks about hurricane losses in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us about some of the agricultural losses suffered from the recent hurricanes in the southeast and Puerto Rico….
California Farm Bureau Welcoming New Leadership at Annual Meeting
…the leading agricultural businesses from across the nation. The breakout sessions will also be covering a variety of subjects including agricultural research, rural crime and safety, and other important issues…
NIFA Funds Food Safety and Nutrition to Promote Safe Food Supply
…production of safe, high-quality, nourishing food.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. These awards…
Canada Group Issues Report on Trade Without NAFTA
…U.S. crop producers would also be affected, as the report says they would face tariffs averaging nearly four percent on exports to Canada and a lofty 11 percent on exports…
2017 Census of Agriculture Gets Underway
Questionnaires being sent to over 3 million U.S. producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) starts mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to the nation’s…