…last year. When the new rice protocol is fully implemented, the U.S. rice industry will have access to China, significantly expanding export opportunities. U.S. rice exports can begin following the…
Mexican Ambassador Addresses Corn Farmers
…is looking to other markets to secure his nation’s grain supply. NCGA President Wesley Spurlock thanked the Ambassador for his remarks and echoed the importance of NAFTA to U.S. corn…
No Timeline to Restore Brazilian Beef Imports
…the largest markets in the world. Perdue says the Brazilian Ag Secretary pushed for a timeline to restore beef imports, but Perdue also said that would depend on progress made…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…high levels on a historical basis” and butter exports have lagged this year. Van Exel said while he hopes any reduced milk production in the state will have a positive…
Farmers and Ranchers Push for Comprehensive Tax Reform
…said “Farming is very risky. There are several big unknowns, like the weather and markets. Congress can help farmers and ranchers with permanent tax reform that lowers the effective tax…
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…concessions that Canada doesn’t seem likely to grant. The deal could be a hindrance to the upcoming NAFTA talks, under which Canada sends a lot of its exports to the…
Vaccine Bank Needed To Protect Food, National Security
…security.” According to Iowa State University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets to U.S. meat exports – thus creating a…
KORUS Review Could Follow NAFTA Renegotiations
…NAFTA. According to a USTR fact sheet, Korea is currently the fifth largest U.S. agricultural export market, with beef leading the way, followed by lemons, shelled almonds, cheese, cherries and…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…shape the diversity of cabbage microbiomes. The team will also take a traveling microbiome discovery center to ten farmers’ markets located in low-income urban and rural areas of Massachusetts; exhibits…
Farms and Ranches Need Tax Relief Now
…with the uncontrollable weather, disease outbreaks, and unpredictable markets, said VanderWal, who also serves as vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation and president of South Dakota Farm Bureau….
NAFTA Boosted Canada’s Corn Syrup Consumption
…patterns change when multinational food companies, such as Coca-Cola, begin producing and advertising in new markets. Former U.S. Department of Agriculture chief economist Joe Glauber told the Washington Post that:…
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
…Export Federation show pork exports reached more than 222,000 metric tons. That’s an 11 percent year-over-year increase and the fourth largest monthly volume on record. Pork exports were valued at…
Veterinarians: Establish Offshore FMD Vaccine Bank
…it is endemic in many parts of the world. According to Iowa State University economists, an FMD outbreak in the United States, which would prompt countries to close their markets…
Agriculture Groups Worried About Import Restrictions
…from placing restrictions on imports of steel and aluminum. The organizations are very concerned that such restrictions will boomerang against U.S. food and agriculture exports. The groups warned that “the…