The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To stay on track for data release in February 2019,…
Peterson: New Farm Bill Must Protect Against Trade Retaliation
House Ag Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson says that American tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will generate retaliation that will hit farm exports hard. As a result, he’ll be…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…to agricultural producers, benefiting both the land and wildlife. On the road, I often hear firsthand how popular CRP is for our recreational sector; hunters, fishermen, conservationists and bird watchers,”…
US Sales of California Wine Increased in 2017
…but the legal drinking age population has grown by ten percent which is one of the reasons sales of California wine increased. Over 90 percent of all U.S. wine exports…
Canada Approves Bayer Acquisition of Monsanto, with Conditions
…in Canada’s agricultural sector. Following a review of the sale, the Bureau concluded that the merger would substantially lessen and prevent competition in Canada with respect to the supply of…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…2015 levels by next year. Exports accounted for more than $53 of the average $149 value of a hog last year and support over 110,000 U.S. jobs. We call for…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…applications on June 4 from agricultural producers who suffered livestock, honeybees, farm-raised fish and other losses due to natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reopening the application period…
Trade Retaliation Already Hurting Pork Producers
…around the world, which include China and other markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region. NPPC applauds the president for making agriculture exports a cornerstone in the negotiations with China. “Since March…
Brazil Trucker Strike Disrupting Ag Exports
The Brazilian trucker strike has officially disrupted supply and exports of farm products from one of the biggest ag exporting countries in the world. A Reuters report says Brazil is…
U.S. to Continue With Trade Action Against China
…litigation against China at the World Trade Organization. China earlier this month agreed to purchase more U.S. agricultural products, and the U.S. said the two had reached a deal for…
Dairy Groups Ask for Original Oversight
…facilitate U.S. dairy exports, while expressing concerns that the manner in which the U.S. government is handling shellfish trade would pose a deep concern if that same process were applied…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…exports to the world’s largest pork-consuming nation. According to Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes, U.S. pork producers have lost $2.2 billion on an annualized basis due to events leading…
Brazil Truck Drivers Quit Working Because of High Diesel Prices
…vote on tax cuts that truckers say are needed before they’ll end the protests that threaten grain exports, industrial output, and even fuel supply at airports and gasoline stations. The…
Rural Mainstreet Index Chief Eyeing Two Economic Red Flags
…says he has his eyes on two issues; trade and interest rates. A Farm Journal report says Goss credits exports as one of the biggest reasons for improving economic conditions,…