…the cost of shipping goods to other countries by 14 percent. The deal includes all 164 members of the World Trade Organization, including the United States. The U.S. approved the…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…feed costs, has failed to provide the level of protection envisioned in its original form. This has resulted in decreased participation in the program and dissatisfaction among dairy farmers across…
Fighting a Citrus Killer
…Finally, the researchers will also undertake an extension and outreach program for citrus growers and non-commercial citrus growers (homeowners and hobbyists). They also will perform an economic cost-benefit analysis for…
Trump Pledges Support of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…is looking forward to working with the Renewable Fuels Association, and many others, to identify and reform those regulations that impede growth, increase consumer costs, and eliminate good-paying jobs without…
Grocery Industry Seeking to Reduce Consumer Confusion on Product Date Labels
…“Clarifying and standardizing date label language is one of the most cost effective ways that we can reduce the 40 percent of food that goes to waste each year in…
East Coast Dock Workers Starting Contract Negotiation Early
…before the current contract, agreed to in 2013, is set to expire in September of 2018. Talks first began in 2015, after labor negotiations at west coast seaports forced a…
Mexico Looking at Argentina, Brazil, for Yellow Corn
…percent import tax on Mexican goods to cover the cost and the consideration of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Groups Respond to Pruitt Confirmation
…like E15. Ethanol is the lowest cost, cleanest and highest octane source in the world. We encourage Mr. Pruitt to work with us to ensure consumers have more choices at…
EPA Defends RFS Implementation
…importers to blenders. Petroleum interests say it would spread the cost of compliance throughout the industry, but the EPA said it would take the number of companies that need to…
Congress Reintroduces Legislation to Cut Red Tape For Conservationists
…these time-consuming requirements complicates conservation delivery and can discourage landowners from participating in NRCS cost-share programs. “These are the producers trying to do the right thing by seeking out assistance…
House Agriculture Committee Approves Two Measures
…permitting process under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to pesticide applications that were already fully regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This resulted in costly and…
Immigration Crackdown Making Farm Labor Nervous
…may also mean rising grocery costs for consumers. A recent Farm Bureau study shows enforcement-only immigration policy without reforms that benefit farm labor could increase food prices by as much…
Agri View: ‘Fat’ People
…is because we are the best fed nation and the food cost less here. You can contribute the best fed and the cheapest to our farmers. But if we are…
New FARM Program Environmental Stewardship Module Helps Measure Improvements in Dairy Sustainability
…identify opportunities for changes that could increase their farm’s sustainability and reduce their cost of production. Dairy cooperatives and farmers wishing to use the ES module can opt in through…