…Korea is much-needed good news and help for our farmers and ranchers as the agricultural economy struggles. Securing export markets for our products is critical, and we encourage the administration…
On-time Farm Bill Hopes Dim
…trade markets, could also lose funding. Lawmakers have yet to make any serious considerations towards extending the current farm bill to allow Congress time to deliver the next. Source: National…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…for their operations. Not only will electronic ID allow animals to move more quickly through ports, markets and sales, it will also help ensure rapid response when a disease event…
Trade Mitigation Package Now Covers Almonds, Cherries
…almond growers that have been directly impacted by the retaliatory tariffs, causing significant export losses. There are specific eligibility requirements that producers will need to meet to apply for the…
EPA Releases RFS Waiver Information Online
…and agriculture markets. EPA says it will also post the latest Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) weekly average prices as well as the volume of RINs sold. Growth Energy CEO Emily…
USDA Adds Shelled Almonds and Fresh Sweet Cherry to Market Facilitation Program
…directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the…
Global Pork Production Shifting Because of Virus
…supplies. Surplus pork supplies are weighing the markets down as producers are rushing to market their healthy animals. Chinese pork prices have risen 40 percent since the country put the…
Tariffs Harming Ag Equipment Makers
…“extreme use of tariffs hurts our nation’s access to global markets” and threatens many of the 1.3 million equipment manufacturing jobs. Slater called for the administration to look for ways…
Trump China Trade War Troubling Talks with Japan
…to meet during a U.N. General Assembly debate next week. Japan is trying to avoid steep tariffs on its car exports and stay away from bilateral free trade agreements, a…
Agri View: Tariff War
…has a longer ‘use life’ than milk, but, there is a limit. Don’t blame China. We export more cheese to Mexico than we do to China. Don’t forget chickens. Poultry…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…grant programs. The funding supports a variety of locally-led projects intended to expand markets for local food promotion and specialty crops. “Every state has agricultural priorities that contribute to the…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
…expand into new markets. Cuba continues to depend on imports for 80 percent of its food supply, and the coalition says Congress is poised in the Farm Bill to allow…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
…a considerable amount of time and money on expanding world markets. With U.S. almond exports being shipped to 100 countries around the world there is hope that other markets can…
