…imposed the ban in response to a recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). On August 11, the United States notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that…
Add a Pond to Your Garden or Farm
…The reflection off of the water could also be used to bounce a little extra sunshine into a window for natural lighting. Ponds also moderate temperatures. While air can change…
Roberts: Goal is to Finish Farm Bill This Year
…the High Plains Journal. The current farm bill will expire at the end of September next year. The House and Senate committees on agriculture are both in the process of…
U.S. Pork Gains Long-Awaited Access to Argentine Market
…and we have long sought the opportunity to provide affordable, high-quality pork in Argentina,” said NPPC President Ken Maschhoff. “We thank Secretaries Perdue and Ross, and their teams at the…
U.S., Canadian and Mexican Farm Groups Support Modernized NAFTA
…including the exponential increase in trade flows between its partners; currently NAFTA markets are characterized by high level of complementarity, the possibility to face the challenge of food security in…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
Feed grain exports from the U.S. are up 20 percent this year and could set a record high, according to the U.S. Grains Council. Exports of U.S. feed grains in…
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
…competitive, but high protectionist walls when it comes to keeping out U.S. dairy imports. Moreover, Minister Freeland’s comments Monday about the dairy trade elements of the upcoming NAFTA talks are…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
ARS engineer Zhongli Pan (right) and post docs Ragab Khir (center) and Chandrasekar Venkitasamy use an infrared thermometer to check walnut temperatures. Photo by Mathew Reiff. The popularity of walnuts…
Renegotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
…as quickly as possible. A long delay isn’t a good thing for keeping agricultural exports as high as possible…tape Time Vetter says the U.S. “was the only game in town”…
Early Market Benefits Apple Growers
…remains strong. “We’re still selling like crazy,” he added. “People want fresh apples and that’s what we have right now—and we have high-sugar apples too.” With acreage just shy of…
Sunflowers as a Crop and Garden Flower
…of handy stuff: seeds, oil, medicine, fiber, as well as beauty. Amazingly, sunflowers can sprout up to six feet high in a matter of three months. Besides being a valuable…
Agri View: Export Trade
…countries. It is known as ‘agriculture exports’. It is a big business. How big? Well, we know that it runs into the high billions of dollars. And, every billion creates…
Poll Shows Americans Support Tax Reform for Farmers
…for reform. The Morning Consult poll shows that 63 percent of respondents agree that federal income tax rates are too high. Two out of three voters in the survey say…