…of overlapping safeguarding measures, including steps taken in growing areas, packing houses, export locations, and at the port of entry, that effectively minimize the risk of a plant pest, or…
Farm, Dairy Groups Praise USDA Surplus Cheese Purchases
…valued at $20 million, should reduce some downward pressure on dairy markets as dairy producer’s revenues have dropped 35 percent over the past two years. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall…
Poll Shows Support for TPP
…percent said they would be more likely to support TPP if they knew it would provide new markets overseas for U.S. farm products. The American Farm Bureau Federation says the…
USDA to Purchase Surplus Cheese, Continue to Assist Dairy Producers
…MPP-Dairy, the largest payment since the program began in 2014. “By supporting a strong farm safety net, expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets, USDA is committed to…
August Dairy Market Report
…markets, particularly from the European Union and New Zealand, as well as persistent large gaps between domestic and world prices, continued to take a toll on U.S. cheese exports during…
Resistance Still Focus for Spinach Varieties
…have a market out there and certain growers in certain markets have different demands. As a breeding company, it’s important for us to be in as many markets as possible.”…
Poll: Support for TPP
…closer to reality. “Most Americans support free trade,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said, “and most farmers do, too. Exports account for almost a quarter of American farm…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…recession and difficult construction equipment markets had impacted earnings, which fell to $489 million, down $23 million from a year earlier. Deere expects farm equipment sales in the U.S. and…
Vietnam: TPP Not Open for Renegotiation
Vung Tau, Vietnam – Workers are packaging product for export in a seafood factory in Vietnam. (Image credit- Vietbox/DepositPhotos) Trade negotiators from Vietnam say the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is…
Federal Review of Cattle Markets to Last Months
…ten years. CME Group, which operates U.S. cattle futures markets, has said high-frequency trading accounts for 10 percent of the volume in CME’s cattle markets and 50 percent of its…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…exports, which means it’s critically important that trade agreements open foreign markets to our goods. Unfortunately, TPP has failed to do this meaningfully, particularly with respect to the protectionist Canadian…
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…$5.7 billion at risk and threatened to close valuable export markets for U.S. grapes around the world.” said APHIS Administrator Kevin Shea. “Eradicating EGVM has been a top priority for…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…crop this year, Waycott said he does not consider any of the current markets “as being mature,” noting that in key markets such as North America and western Europe, there’s…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…the country. Each forum will focus on a pressing agricultural issue, including land tenure and the next generation of agriculture, climate change, export markets, local and regional food systems, and…