…groups petition Department of Transportation for ELD waiver. September 2017 – NCBA and affiliates ask Congress to support one-year delay of ELD implementation for livestock haulers. November 2017 – NCBA…
U.S. Talking With Other Countries About Tariff Exemptions
…a mixture of tariffs and investment restrictions. Lighthizer told the committee that, “We’re losing to China in ways that are not reflective of the underlying economics.” Brazil is also a…
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
…‘Sugar Policy Modernization Act’ that sugar policy opponents proposed to Congress in November of 2017.” They told the committees that it’s clear the food-manufacturer opponents of sugar policy do not…
Agri View: Elimination of Slaughterhouses
…do beef, but they all have to be slaughtered. So it is simple to see. If you eliminate slaughterhouses, you eliminate meat in the process. By the way, most of…
Colombia Increases Ethanol Mandate to 10 Percent
The Colombian government increased its national blend mandate for ethanol to E10 as of the beginning of this month. Government officials in Colombia say sugar prices dropped considerably in early…
Celebrating National Poultry Day
…It’s a day when we recognize some of our feathered friends that are raised for their meat and eggs. Such as chicken, turkey, and other birds we commonly consume –…
Countries Asking U.S. for Tariff Exemptions
…of the U.S., expects to be fully excluded from these measures as a whole.” Brazil’s Ambassador to the U.S. recently laid out an argument that could possibly fit well with…
USDA Announces Regionalization Agreement with South Korea
…$426 million in 2017, but only $46 million came from the United States. In August 2017, South Korea lifted its most recent HPAI-related ban on imports of U.S. poultry, poultry…
House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions
…to pass their respective commonsense, bipartisan bills as soon as possible.” The appeals court’s April decision originally set a Nov. 15, 2017, deadline for as many as 200,000 farms to…
Livestock Haulers Get Another ELD Waiver
…Logging Devices, or ELDs, by December of last year. In September of 2017, NPPC petitioned the agency for a waiver or exemption from the requirement, and the DOT handed down…
Secretary Perdue Supports Agriculture Exemption Extension for ELD Mandate
…commodities, including plants and animals, would have been at risk of perishing before they reached their destination.” The ELD mandate initially went into effect in December 2017. The original extension…
AEM Releases Latest U.S. Ag Tractor and Combine Sales Report
…“We’ve been cautiously optimistic for some growth in 2018, following a somewhat bumpy 2017 and positive overall numbers in January. However, it’s too soon in the year to predict where…
Early Stage Ag Tech Investments Up 29 Percent
Investments in the early stages of agricultural technology in 2017 increased 29 percent, compared to 2016. AgFunder, a self-proclaimed online investment marketplace for agricultural technology, reports early stage investment in…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…security for a growing population.” There are 27 grants totaling $2.6 million funded through the ERG program for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. They include a project at the University…