…rising fuel costs, are two of the issues that are likely to impact agriculture in the days ahead. Hers is what they see. Corn and soybean prices are likely to…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…U.S. placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Johansson urged U.S. negotiators to reach agreements on those issues as soon as possible. “We’ve seen California farmers, ranchers and agricultural marketers…
California Sets the Bar for Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…to register online using the Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST) in order to submit an application. Proposals will need to be submitted through FAAST no later than November 2,…
U.S. Will Publish NAFTA Text Friday
…with the U.S. to join the pact but there are still several issues the two countries haven’t reached an agreement on. Lighthizer says the U.S. doesn’t want to risk having…
NMPF Mulhern on FDA Request for Comments on Dairy Food Labeling
…In fact, the docket recognizes many of the same issues we’ve brought to light over the last four decades: that plant-based products are packaged, merchandised and sold in the same…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…address issues related to modernizing the outdated framework for food standards to allow industry flexibility for innovation, for example to produce more healthful foods, while maintaining the basic nature, essential…
U.S. Says Canada Not Making Needed NAFTA Concessions
…pass this weekend, the U.S. is gearing up to move forward with a Mexico-only agreement. Lighthizer said there was “some distance” between the two sides on issues such as access…
Farm Bureau says U.S.-Japan Trade Statement Bodes Well for Future
…agreement will address key trade issues that should create additional opportunities down the road and could lead to wider cooperation at the global level that includes the European Union. The…
NPPC: Auto Import Tariffs Will Prompt More Retaliation Against American Agriculture
U.S. tariffs on auto imports likely would prompt retaliation from some of American agriculture’s biggest trading partners, leading to catastrophic financial harm to farmers, warned the National Pork Producers Council…
Perdue on Negotiations for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
…that process. This is welcome news, since we know that export income is critical to the financial health of agriculture and is a key contributor to rural prosperity. Japan is…
U.S., Canada Talks on NAFTA Offer Little Progress
…“a bad NAFTA deal.” Dairy market access remains a sticking point between the two nations, among a handful of other remaining issues. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
CDFA Accepting 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications
…are eligible to apply. All applicants must register online with the Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST), https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov, to apply. Concept proposals must be submitted electronically using FAAST by Friday,…
India – U.S. Closing In On Trade Agreement
…U.S. has problems with a tariff on imported IT equipment. A source with knowledge of the negotiations tells Reuters, “We are closely negotiating a discreet package of trade issues and…
Industry Groups Encourage Participation in On-Farm Readiness Reviews
…issues that are witnessed. Rodriguez noted that they have been assured by CDFA that any information revealed in the reviews will only be used to better prepare that particular ag operation…