…American agriculture.” California Farm Bureau Federation Tariff-Assistance Package Promises Short-Term Relief Expressing the desire for a quick resolution of trade disputes that have disrupted exports of California farm products, the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-25-18
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One Week Left to Complete Census of Agriculture
The National Ag Statistics Service is ending all of its data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture on July 31. Anyone who received the Census questionnaire is required by…
Tariff Assistance Package to Bring Relief to Farmers Suffering from Trade Disputes
…nations cannot bully our agriculture producers to force the United States to cave in,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a press conference. “It’s important to note that this is…
New Labor Proposal Includes Same Challenges for California Agriculture
A new labor proposal introduced in the House of Representatives recently, the AG and Legal Workforce Act (ALWA), has received mixed reactions from the agriculture industry. Many provisions in the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-24-18
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Survey Shows US Chicken Consumption Remains Strong
…eat a record 93 pounds of chicken per person in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, fewer survey respondents are citing health benefits as the reason they…
Republicans Introduce New Immigration Bill in House
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a new immigration bill that they say will benefit agriculture. A Pro Farmer report says the Agriculture and Legal Workforce Act would…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…used is to be expected from an agricultural industry which the commission values at $54 billion, generating an additional $100 billion in economic activity related to agriculture. The Food Production…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-23-18
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Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
…Agriculture and Trade Policy says meat and dairy could soon produce more greenhouse gasses than oil giants Exxon, Shell, and BP. Zero Hedge Dot Com lists those five ag companies…
Farm Bureau Response to Navarro’s ‘Rounding Error’ Statement
…doing to certain sectors of the U.S. economy, of which we all know includes agriculture, is little more than a ‘rounding error’ are out of touch with the pain our…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-20-18
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Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
“Tariffs are not the ultimate answer,” says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Speaking to the Washington International Trade Association, Perdue told the group tariffs are rather “a tool to get people’s…