…helping us connect and share talent, ideas and markets,” said MacLennan. In addition to advocating for comprehensive trade agreements, MacLennan argued for public policies that will result in the creation…
Agri View: Trade Questions
…of the cotton we grow in the world is exported. Breaking up NAFTA would likely put those export markets in the hands of China. Three of the top five export…
Trump Executive Order Reverses American Climate Change Progress, Leadership
…of carbon storage in the soils of family farmers, ranchers, and agro-foresters. NFU supports the creation of new agriculture-based markets that reward those that practice and implement conservation techniques scientifically…
U.S. Beef Industry to President Trump: Please Help Get U.S. Beef Back into China
…President Xi Jinping in April. Leaders from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the North American Meat Institute also signed the letter. American beef producers have been denied access to…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…item in most homes. The crushed residue from producing oil is utilized for livestock feed. None wasted. We export peanuts to a lot of foreign countries. Very few people know…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…in counties with higher density of farmers’ markets were more likely to serve local foods daily, as were districts with higher per capita income, higher levels of college attendance, and…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
…economic losses to not only livestock producers, but also to auction markets, slaughterhouses, food processors and related industries.” Uden also testified that the vast majority of cattlemen oppose the federal…
U.S. Biodiesel Industry Calls Out Illegal Trading
…level playing field to give markets, consumers and retailers access to the benefits of true and fair competition.” Based on NBB’s review, Argentine and Indonesian producers are dumping their biodiesel…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…gone from exporting less than $1 billion of dairy products in 2000 to a record $7.1 billion in 2014 – an increase of 625 percent. Because of this, Mulhern said,…
Brazil Beef Scandal Limiting Global Options for Buyers
A sanitary inspection bribery scheme in Brazil means less options for global buyers of beef. That could mean more opportunity to export U.S. beef to nations seeking to block imports…
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
…the importance of continued growth of food and agriculture exports. The meeting followed a series of written communications to the Trump administration from the broad-based U.S. Food and Agriculture Dialogue…
U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
…more than quadrupled to $1.2 billion. That makes Mexico the U.S. dairy industry’s No. 1 export market, accounting for nearly one-fourth of all U.S. dairy exports last year. Put another…
Kansas Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba
…legislation would grant the private sector the freedom to export U.S. goods and services to Cuba, while protecting U.S. taxpayers from any risk resulting from trade. With Cuba 90 miles…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…foreign entities. In meat processing, it has disrupted trade markets, giving foreign competitors an unfair advantage.” “NFU is pleased Sens. Stabenow and Grassley are calling for increased scrutiny on food…