Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Secretary Ted McKinney’s thoughts on trade, developing regulations for…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and other trade disruptions. In May, Secretary Perdue announced these actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption: MFP for 2019,…
Brazil’s Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota for Wheat a Win for American Farmers
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue welcome Brazil’s implementation of an annual duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 750,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat…
Poultry Groups Applaud Agreement to Resume Imports of U.S. Poultry Products to China
…industry for the past four years,” the groups said. “We thank President Trump, Agriculture Secretary Perdue, U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, congressional leaders and their staffs, all of…
American Poultry Farmers Regain Access to China
U.S. poultry exports expected to top $1 billion annually (USDA) – United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement on China’s decision…
Almond Update: Why Do Handlers Care About CASP
…questioning handlers about the topic. Almond Board of California’s Associate Director for Global Trade and Marketing Harbinder Maan said the California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP) is a key component to…
Round Two of 2019 MFP Payments to Be Issued in Coming Weeks
…impacts of the increased tariffs, the vast majority of farmers would prefer a trade agreement in lieu of continuing trade relief payments. Perdue noted his optimism that some kind of…
NPPC Launches ‘Pork O’ Clock’ Campaign Highlighting Importance of USMCA
(NPPC) — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) launched a dynamic new campaign, “It’s Pork O’ Clock Somewhere,” to highlight the importance and benefits of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement….
‘Phase One’ of Chinese Trade Deal Encounters Another Hurdle
The progress made toward getting “phase one” of a Chinese trade deal established has encountered a setback as the planned venue for signing the agreement is no longer available. President…
74th Annual CARCD Conference to Highlight Timely Issues
…the conference is a really great opportunity for RCD’s [resource conservation districts] to learn new tools, tricks of the trade, skills, things like that,” said CARCD Executive Director, Karen Buhr. …
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-31-19
…Board of California’s webinar series, the recent trade mission to West Africa and progress on the USMCA. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…Healthy Soils practices sequester carbon and reduce climate warming greenhouse gases. Whole Orchard Recycling is a practice by which orchards are chipped and incorporated back into the soil. As an…
USDA Reduces Cotton Expectations
…that number because of the ongoing trade tensions with China. “While export sales are very strong at this point in the marketing year, China currently represents 19 percent of total…
World Cotton Day Highlights Global Importance of the Commodity
The inaugural World Cotton Day was held at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva last week to showcase the significant global impact that cotton production has on economies of…