…marketplace. In addition to an FMD vaccine bank, he said the next Farm Bill should include policies for disease surveillance, research and trade promotion, which would help pork producers. Among…
Senate Ag Sets Perdue Hearing Time
…weren’t finished and forwarded to the Senate Agriculture Committee until earlier this month. Perdue, a former Governor of Georgia, has received widespread support from agricultural trade groups and is expected…
Japan, Germany, Pledge to Work Together on Free Trade
…from protectionists trade views demonstrated by President Trump. The comments also follow a meeting of TPP nations last week in Chile focusing on the next chapter of the trade agreement…
Stabenow Asking for USDA Bird Flu Response Information
…international trade questions about the presence of HPAI in U.S. commercial flocks, including restrictions that other countries place on imports of U.S. poultry. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Agriculture Groups Meet with White House on Trade
Leadership from 11 major agriculture groups met with the White House last week to discuss trade issues. The meeting followed a series of written communications to the Trump administration from…
Agri View: Water War Fight
Everett Griner talks about the fight over water not over in today’s Agri View. Water War Fight Although the arbitrator appointed by a federal official to settle that water war…
Grains Council Talks Trade Policy with Customers in Mexico
…sorghum and barley. The Trump administration’s trade policy statements in recent months, combined with an election cycle in which candidates from both U.S. political parties routinely spoke negatively about trade,…
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “As such, census results are relied upon heavily by those who serve farmers and rural communities, including federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extension…
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
…for Trade, as well as a number of the individual organizations, stressing the importance of agricultural trade. Those communications also have expressed an eagerness on behalf of the food and…
Commodity Classic Attendance Second Highest Ever
…and improvement.” The trade show featured 425 participating companies, including 83 first-time exhibitors. These exhibitors filled 2,266 booth spaces. The 23rd annual Commodity Classic will take place February 27th-March first,…
Agri View: Changes Expected
…that’s the North American Free Trade Agreement, covers all trade. Not just farm trade. Farm organizations have always maintained that U.S. farmers don’t get a fair deal with NAFTA. And…
U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
…suppliers. “We strongly believe that it’s in the best interest of both countries to preserve and enhance our excellent trade relationship, now and in the future.” Vilsack and Mulhern spoke…
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. The…
Kansas Senator Calls for Restoration of Trade with Cuba
U.S. Senate Republican Jerry Moran (more-ran) (Kansas) is calling for the United States to restore trade with Cuba. Moran recently reintroduced legislation to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. The…