…their lives in the event of a disease detection. The Mexican government requested changes to address issues with the current branding requirements, including confusion between the Mx and MX brands…
China Files WTO Complaint, Pledges to Lower Some Tariffs
…the financial sector. Plans to open the auto sector to the U.S. by China have been in the works since before the Trump administration. The announcement by China could offer…
GOA Issues Report on Cattle Markets
A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows supply and demand factors, such as a drought that affected the price of cattle feed, affected changes in prices of fed…
NAFTA Talks Progressing
…talks continue this week. However, there still appears to be little movement on dairy trade issues between the U.S. and Canada, thus far. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
USDA to Immediately Assist Producers for Qualifying Livestock, Honeybee and Farm-raised Fish Program Losses
…for Farm Production and Conservation. “The Trump Administration is moving quickly to distribute financial assistance to help producers recover and rebuild. It is important to get this help to producers…
Marfrig Becomes World’s 2nd Largest Beef Processor
…beef markets in the world, we will reach extremely sophisticated consumer countries and we can grow by maintaining strict financial discipline.” The company’s slaughter capacity will total 8.3 million cattle…
Almond Matters: Springtime Mite Monitoring Heats Up with Temperatures
…recommendation for mite monitoring is on a weekly basis. If an orchard is known to have problem areas with trees along roads or water stress issues, monitoring should take place…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…of Labor. “If we don’t address the current labor shortage or it gets exacerbated, we could see animal health and well-being suffer and agricultural facilities shutting down, causing severe financial…
USDA Highlights Feedback from Stakeholders in Review of Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program
…to improve market reporting. AMS remains committed to responding dynamically to industry needs by addressing critical market reporting issues while providing market transparency and preserving the confidentiality of market participants….
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool
…(USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has set the enrollment period to run from April 9, 2018 to June 1, 2018. “We recognize the financial hardships many of our nation’s dairy…
Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation
…the herbicide. A California district court issued an injunction against the listing until it issues a final ruling on the matter. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agri View: Farm Bill
…that Congress is dealing with. USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has made public his 7 point outline, which most farmers, maybe all of them, would accept. Briefly, a financial safety net…
Global Crop Protection Groups Announce Data Transparency
…supports a “continuing conversation” with the public on safety issues and the “continued transparency” of pesticide safety data around the world. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques…