…Trade Agreement, known as KORUS. The Council has been hosting trade teams this summer from South Korea, visiting U.S. farmers and grain suppliers in eight states. USGC says South Korean…
Vilsack says Clovis Lacks Experience for USDA Post
…and is now serving as the department’s liaison to the White House. He was nominated to the undersecretary post in July. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
GMO-Free Labeling Fear Based
…mislabeling, according to the Federation, include tomatoes, peanut butter, and even bottled water. Find more about the campaign online at www.peelbackthelabel.org. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
USDA Restructuring Efforts Move Forward
…Inspection Service to the trade mission area, merge the International Food Commodity Procurement program from the Farm Service Agency with the domestic Commodity Food Procurement program, and merging the Center…
Farm City Newsday, Friday 9-8-17
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Beef Industry to White House: Scuttling KORUS is Also a ‘Job Killer’
…his industry fears a NAFTA-style renegotiation of KORUS could result in gains for other sectors at the expense of farm trade. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm to School Bill Introduced
Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, reintroduced the Farm to School Act to expand the Farm to School Grant Program….
U.S. Cropland Value Holds Steady
…jump of three percent from 2016. The Corn Belt saw the biggest decrease in pastureland value of 1.7 percent from last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
White House Suspends Discussions on Ending KORUS
…Obama. KORUS has been a frequent target of Trump’s, noting that America runs a $28 billion trade deficit with South Korea. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
House Debates Ag Spending Bills as Fiscal Battle Looms
…means the Senate, which would need to have Democratic votes, likely won’t agree to what the House is expected to advance. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Energy to Produce Food
…of all energy produced in the United States. Farmers use a portion of that. Natural gas is used to produce most fertilizer. Diesel fuel keeps tractors and other motorized equipment…
Farm Income Projected to Increase Slightly
The recent projections of farm income released by USDA’s Economic Research Service in their 2017 Farm Sector Income Forecast suggest that while farm income may have hit rock bottom in…
Secretary Perdue Announces USDA Improvements
…May reconstituted and renamed a mission area headed by the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC). Under the newly-organized FPAC mission area, the Farm Service Agency (FSA), the…
Farm City Newsday, Thursday 9-7-17
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