The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is easing its policy on some domestic milk products, making a change the dairy industry has pushed for over the last 20 years. Trade…
Dicamba Damage Reports Still Climbing
…investigations across roughly 2.5 million acres. Bradley says the ultimate effect any dicamba damage will have on yields and farmer profits will be difficult to guess until harvest time. “In…
Canada Bringing Guarded Optimism to NAFTA Talks
…the digital economy. Larry Herman, a Toronto trade lawyer, says Canada should be prepared for tough, difficult, and “rather unpleasant negotiations.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump Wants Produce Dumping Protection in NAFTA 2.0
…could essentially be a year-round tariff.” Jungemeyer’s group represents Mexican growers and advocates for free trade in produce across the Americas. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…permission undermines the clear protections that the Clean Water Act affords to farming and poses a significant ongoing threat to farmers across the nation.” The case goes back to 2012,…
Farm City Newsday, Tuesday 8-15-17
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Kid Rock Potential Stabenow Challenger
…to the race for the Michigan Senate seat. Stabenow also served as the Senate Agriculture Committee chair from 2011 to 2015. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
DuPont to Purchase Granular Inc.
…serves 250 farms on two million acres in the U.S., as well as farms in Canada and Australia, according to Farm Journals AgWeb. Granular’s current CEO and founder Sid Gorham…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…increased 36 percent year-over-year to 49.9 million tons, already exceeding export totals for the last five marketing years. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from U.S. Grains…
U.S. Beef Products Struggling in China
…it doesn’t’ seem likely trade will increase “to the extent that would affect China’s beef market, because of its limited supply.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
…Labor, trade deficits, rules of origin, currency manipulation and immigration also top the list of issues to watch during the renegotiation. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Canada Plans to Protect its Dairy System in New NAFTA
…the nation’s system of tariffs and quotas that keep domestic dairy prices high and imports low. U.S. dairy farmers strongly dislike the system and want it dismantled. Canada’s Foreign Minister…
NMPF Statement on Comments from Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
…to choose its own domestic farm policies, Canada doesn’t have the right to use those policy tools to manipulate global dairy markets to the benefit of Canada’s lucrative dairy industry,…
Farm City Newsday, Monday 8-14-17
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