U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue unveiled a new webpage featuring information about the importance of rural e-Connectivity and the ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing to…
Canada Returns to NAFTA Talks
…to renegotiate NAFTA, not strike bilateral trade deals. For agriculture, the updated agreement with Mexico included improved food safety standards, biotech approvals and no new tariffs. Source: National Association of…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 08-29-18
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Producers Welcome Help But Want End To Trade Disputes
…of Agriculture today announced details of a $12 billion aid package for U.S. agriculture, including a nearly $559 million purchase of pork for federal nutrition assistance and child nutrition programs,…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the trade relief details in relation to the assistance program it was putting together to help farmers impacted by the trade issues….
Agriculture Welcomes USDA Help, Urges End to Trade Disputes
Agriculture groups welcomed the aid offered by a Department of Agriculture relief package announced Monday, but urged the administration to end trade disputes. Pork exports are one of the hardest-hit…
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won’t Make Up for Lost Markets
In response to the Department of Agriculture’s tariff mitigation package, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says the plan “won’t make up for lost markets.” The organization reiterated its call…
Farm Groups Respond to NAFTA Announcement
…trade priorities for agriculture.” The organization maintains that farmers will ultimately be judging any new NAFTA deal by two crucial measures: will it provide any new market access for American…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-28-18
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New Trade Agreement Reached with Mexico
…said that reworking NAFTA has been “an interest we have had for quite a few months now. To review it, to modernize it, to update it.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…
Bayer CEO Says Monsanto Merger Still a Win-Win
…of the Monsanto takeover, the potential value creation for our shareholders, the attractiveness of the agriculture market, and the goals we communicated.” The California court awarded damages to a school…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-27-18
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Agri View: Blueberries – An Expanding Crop
…is easy to understand why if you look at the important elements. Soil and climate. Georgia has both. The southeastern portion of the state has always been pine tree country….
USDA Payments Expected After Labor Day
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects to send payments to farmers after the Labor Day holiday as part of a trade relief package. The $12 billion package is intended for…