…North Coast counties in the next few weeks to meet with farmers and ranchers and agricultural commissioners. A Santa Rosa neighborhood. Governor Brown at a community meeting in Wine Country./em>…
Business Leaders Push to Keep KORUS Intact
…been reduced or eliminated. U.S. exports of agricultural products such as beef and pork have increased because of the trade agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S., Japan, Planning Another Trade Meeting
…the fourth largest goods trading partner with the U.S., according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. U.S. total exports of agricultural products to Japan totaled $11 billion in 2016. Leading…
Rabobank: U.S. Pork Industry Should Continue Growth
…important factors in improving efficiencies for everyone in the supply chain. Sterling Liddell is a Global Data Analyst for the group. He says exports are a necessity for future pork…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…empty threat.” He says, “As far as I can tell, there’s not a world oversupply of agricultural products. Unless countries are prepared to have their people go hungry or change…
CDFA Secretary Applauds Wildfire Relief Efforts
…federal emergency management agency, has been embedded with our fireteam since Sunday night,” noted Secretary Ross. It will be sometime before an accurate amount of agricultural losses caused by the…
Perdue on President Trump’s Tax Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressed strong support for the tax reform agenda championed by President Donald J. Trump, hailing it as a great benefit to American agricultural producers….
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…Today we call ourselves an agricultural promotion group to help people better understand various types of marketing orders. Agricultural promotion groups work in different ways, but essentially they are founded…
Perdue Traveling to Europe
…Rome, and engage in policy dialogue with his counterparts in London and Madrid. The European Union is a top agricultural market for U.S. exports. However, Perdue says, that “while he…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
…three years ago to audit how USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service collects data. The report highlighted that NASS could make several changes over time to improve the accuracy of its…
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…mid-size organic producers. Grants totaling $16.49 million were made through the OREI program as follows: Agricultural Research Service, Booneville, Arkansas, $1,998,748 Organic Farming Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, California, $41,759 The…
Censky, McKinney, Sworn in at USDA
…as USDA’s new Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Perdue says Censky and McKinney are “two experienced, prepared, and capable nominees,” who will provide steady leadership…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
…as the fires continue burning. In Sonoma County alone, the value of agricultural production came close to $900 million last year, according to the 2016 Sonoma County Crop Report. There…
Mexico, Canada, Could Seek Dairy Access to U.S.
…fresh cheeses in the U.S., there could be pressure to allow those products in. The U.S. has already eliminated most agricultural tariffs through the NAFTA framework, except for dairy and…