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United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Pays Dividends to American Farmers and Exporters
…Colombia nearly tripled from $1.1 billion to $2.9 billion in 2018. Despite its geographic proximity to major U.S. competitors Brazil and Argentina, Colombia, the third-largest economy in South America, purchases…
USDA Releases Baseline Data on Antimicrobial Use by Beef and Swine Operations
…a baseline for how livestock producers used antimicrobials prior to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule change in January 2017, which makes two important changes to how antimicrobial…
Safe Trade Allowed to Continue in the Event African Swine Fever
…States, pork producers marketed over 120 million hogs in 2017, which provided total cash receipts of more than $20 billion, and provided about 25 billion pounds of meat to consumers…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
…to NRCS. In a recent release, NRCS stated “The last population estimate was done in 2017 when there were 178,000 birds. If the population is of a similar size this…
HLB Disease Found in Riverside Again, Same Location
…in 2017. CDFA told AgNet West they had tested the trees on that site five different times since that first detection, all with negative results, before the positive test last…
U.S. Beef Gains Full Access to Japan
…and younger. In February 2013, Japan extended access to include beef and beef products from cattle less than 30 months of age. In April 2017, Japan eliminated its age-based BSE…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
A published blueprint prioritizes animal genomics research over the next 10 years to help producers meet the needs of a growing world population. Courtesy USDA A new U.S. Department of…
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
…regulations, imposed in 2017, do not work for the livestock transportation industry,” Steve Hilker, United States Cattlemen’s Association Transportation Committee Chairman said in a statement. About the Author Brian German…
Indoor Heat Standard Critical Language Changes
…established. Legislation was passed back in 2017 directing CalOSHA to have the standard ready to be reviewed by the CalOSHA Standards Board by January 2019. The amount of detail included…
USDA Inspection Rates to Increase 10%
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it will be increasing inspection fees for fresh produce quality and condition, along with audit verification services. The rate for audit verification…
Western Hemisphere Agriculture Leaders on Food Security and Ag Trade
…on the basis of sound science and risk analysis principles. Following the meeting, top agricultural officials from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United States issued the following statement. “Together,…
Agricultural Production Facing Constraints Highlighted by Agriculture Ministers
The Ministers of Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States highlighted that food demand is rising while agricultural production faces significant constraints, such as limited access to arable…
USDA Announces Repayment Options for Producers with Coverage in Previous MPP for Dairy
…was authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a dairy operation must have participated in the MPP-Dairy during any calendar year from 2014 through 2017, have the repayment calculated and verified…