…further uncertainty, the U.S. is likely to forge ahead with its handshake agreement with Mexico on NAFTA, leaving Canada behind, for now. Regarding NAFTA, dairy is one of the main…
U.S. Says Canada Not Making Needed NAFTA Concessions
…to Canada’s dairy market and how best to settle trade disputes, according to AgCanada. Lighthizer says the U.S. believes the concessions are “essential” to reaching an agreement. President Trump has…
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…Bowne H.S. Agriculture Department Kevin Kester President National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Zippy Duvall President American Farm Bureau Robert Sakata Owner Sakata Farms, CO Rebekah Brown Owner Trinity Valley Dairy, NY…
Perdue Defends USDA Reorganization Plan that Moves Offices Out of DC
…Research Service under the Office of the Chief Economist and to move most National Institute for Food and Agriculture employees out of Washington. In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee…
U.S., Canada Talks on NAFTA Offer Little Progress
…would not be rushed into reaching an agreement and that he would not sign “a bad NAFTA deal.” Dairy market access remains a sticking point between the two nations, among…
Agri View: Another Nematode
…on research to take care of this problem. It goes beyond Louisiana crops however. They have been found in Florida too. They are spread by farm equipment. This applies to…
High-Yield Farming May Be Better for Environment Than Previously Believed
…agriculture is linked to more wilderness being spared the plough,” said Professor of Conservation Science from Cambridge’s Department of Zoology and study lead author Andrew Balmford. Researchers analyzed data from…
Multiple Agencies Collaborate to Address HLB
Several different agencies met in Fort Pierce, Florida last month to better coordinate efforts to address HLB. Representatives from the Citrus Research Board (CRB), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and…
Fruits and Vegetables Help You Live Longer
…help you live longer. The research involved more than 68-thousand men and women, ages 45 to 83, over a 16-year period. Participants who most closely followed an anti-inflammatory diet had…
Canada Farmers Say Dairy Not a Bargaining Chip in Negotiations
…to use access to the protected Canadian dairy market as a bargaining chip. The Dairy Farmers of Canada says it’s already lost $193 million because of past trade agreements and…
Foraging for Safe, Edible Mushrooms
…while foraging. Destroying Angel Death Cap Deadly Galerina Green Spored Lepiota Jack O’Lantern Pigskin Poison Puffball Before heading out in the wild, it’s important to do your research, whether online…
Canada Returns to DC for NAFTA Talks
…precise cutoff point for a handshake agreement is unclear, but a Canadian official believes it’s Thursday, according to Bloomberg News. Dairy is the biggest policy issue between the U.S. and…
Agri View: Tariff War
…been most affected. First, it was soybeans and wine. Now there is hardly any farm product not affected. The latest list I saw included dairy and poultry products. It is…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…tree nuts, and nursery crops. States use the SCBGP to fund research, agricultural extension activities and programs to increase demand for agricultural goods of value to farmers in the state…