…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…
American Beef Exports Have Strong Start in 2018
…in a press release. “Despite the decline in variety meat volume, export value continued to increase. This underscores the important contribution variety meats deliver for producers and for everyone in…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
…Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Imperial, Arambula was able to apply for funding to purchase a newer, more efficient tractor while increasing air quality, which she received in April 2017….
USDA Decides Not to Impose Additional Regulatory Requirements for Organic Producers and Handlers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the decision to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published on January 19, 2017. The rule would have increased…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
The 2017 crush totaled 4,239,836 tons, up 0.5 percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,248,260…
USDA Trims Red Meat Production Numbers
USDA slightly reduced its projections for red meat and poultry production in 2018. The forecast is slightly lower than last month, primarily due to a drop in beef production, which…