…a letter to President Trump outlining how they believed a modernized NAFTA could reinstate COOL and “prevent U.S. agriculture jobs from being outsourced to other countries that can produce beef…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 10-03-18
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Scientists and Economists Unite Against USDA Move
More than 1,100 scientists and economists penned a letter opposing the Trump administration proposal to realign and relocate programs within the Department of Agriculture. The group is opposed to the…
Agriculture Awaits New Farm Bill as 2014 Bill Expires
…before the September 30th deadline as the previous farm bill expired. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says he is willing to stay in negotiations this month, even though the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-02-18
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Agri View: Mixed Commodity Prices
…impact on agriculture and the farm economy. There is farm credit. Some high-up officials, that deal with the problem every day, are inclined to believe that high interest rates, and…
USDA-NASS Announces 2017 Census of Agriculture Response Rate, Data Release Details
United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) concluded data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture with a 71.5 percent national response rate. The Census, conducted…
Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “The great news of a new USMCA deal is important for…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…Canada’s dairy market, which is even better than what we would have achieved under TPP. “Trade is critical to agriculture, especially trade with our two closest neighbors. The USMCA builds…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-01-18
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California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…Agriculture awarded nationwide through the program, California accounted for $22.6 million of the total amount of grant funding. The SCBGP awards funding to state departments of agriculture in all 50…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-28-18
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House to Recess Without Final Vote on Farm Bill
…to Congress about the need for a farm bill—delivered on-time—that provides the programs and resources that agriculture relies so heavily on. Though the House’s several-weeks-long recess means lawmakers won’t be…
Deadline Weekend Likely to Pass with Little Farm Bill, NAFTA Progress
The farm bill and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) seem certain not to meet the weekend deadline, leaving more uncertain times for agriculture. Negotiators were trying to reach…