…to Cuba may suffer under the new policy. The only buyer of U.S. agricultural goods in Cuba is called Alimport, a state-run entity that isn’t connected to the business arm…
Western View: The Prairie Fires
…small towns around the country feeling the loss and wanting to share the burden. Yes, the fire was awful. But the heartfelt response of the agricultural community is doing a…
USDA Reorganization Takes Shape
…a whole. U.S. agricultural and food exports account for 20 percent of the value of production, and every dollar of these exports creates another $1.27 in business activity. Additionally, every…
American Farm Bureau Cautions on Cuba
…Cuba that would limit our agricultural export opportunities. We should be doing more, not less, to encourage U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba. Our farmers and ranchers and the Cuban people…
China Trade Agreement Includes Biotech Approvals
…Journal reports China has approved imports of two new varieties of genetically modified crops, clearing the way for U.S. agricultural companies to market new biotech seeds to farmers. Through the…
Senators Want NAFTA Renegotiations to Address Canada Poultry Market
A group of senators wants the renegotiation effort of the North American Free Trade Agreement to address U.S. poultry exports into Canada. The group, led by Delaware Democrat Tom Carper…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…agencies charged with implementing economic, community and global market development, including agricultural programs, while also emphasizing regulatory flexibility for farms and small businesses. With a dependence on sound science, task…
USDA to Speed Through GMO Labeling Rule
…senior analyst at the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Livestock, Poultry and Seed program told the International Dairy Foods Association’s regulatory conference in Washington on this week that USDA has started to…
NMPF Board of Directors Supports NAFTA Modernization
…to displace American exports of milk proteins to Canada and undercut U.S. dairy exports in overseas markets. In May, the Trump Administration formally launched the NAFTA modernization process when it…
Critical Agricultural Water Resources Issues Funded
…agricultural watersheds across the United States. The grants are funded through the Water for Agriculture Challenge Area of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill….
AFBF Details NAFTA Renegotiation Priorities
…believe negotiations should address how U.S. agricultural exports to Canada would grow if tariff barriers to dairy, poultry, and eggs were reduced or eliminated, as well as the relatively recent…
Mexico Shopping for Non-U.S. Pork
…priority is NAFTA. He says: “We want to protect pork exports to two of our biggest markets – Canada and Mexico.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Seeks Cotton Board Nominees
…establishment of 22 research and promotion boards that are industry-funded and empower agricultural industries with a framework to pool resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets,…
Duvall Praises Selection of Hazlett for Rural Development
…and ranchers and strengthen the rural communities they call home. Her background in rural issues in Indiana and her background in agricultural policy make her an ideal candidate to lead…