Category Archives: Agriculture News
Organic Sales Double
U.S. organic sales doubled between 2012 and 2017, even though the total value of U.S. agricultural sales remained flat. The USDA says growth in the organic sector has taken off since the early 2010s a...
Jan 02, 2020
President Trump Announces Phase One Trade Deal Signing Date
President Trump is tweeting that he will be signing the Phase One Trade Deal with China January 15th at a ceremony at the White House. And President Trump is announcing that high level represen...
Dec 31, 2019
USDA Sets Requirements for Meat Labels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a clarification on its requirements for accuracy in labeling of meat and poultry products. An Agri-Pulse report says the Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
Dec 31, 2019
Signs of Farm Financial Stress
Things have been hard in agriculture and more specifically, it's been hard to be a farmer. Wet weather, low crop prices, as well as trade disputes have put some farmers on the edge. Financial stress i...
Dec 30, 2019
Farmers Union Wants Improvements to USMCA
Back on December 10th, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the White House and her chamber of Congress had reached an agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Deal. While the National Fa...
Dec 27, 2019
CDC Confirms 138 Cases of E. coli Linked to Salinas Lettuce
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Remember the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce last month? Turns out, it’s not over.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it has confirmed 138...
Dec 20, 2019
NAFTA 2.0 Now Awaits Senate
Agriculture groups are calling on the Senate to "finish the job" and pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement following approval in the House of Representatives Thursday. The U.S. House overwhelmingly pa...
Dec 20, 2019
Ag Groups React to House Labor Bill
Several agricultural groups and organizations reacted positively to the news that the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The National Farmers Union says t...
Dec 13, 2019
The Department of Agriculture is extending sign-up deadlines for the Dairy Margin Coverage program to December 20th. USDA officials cited the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather events this yea...
Dec 12, 2019
Farm Groups Welcome USMCA Announcement
Agriculture groups applauded the announcement by House Democrats regarding a deal with the Trump Administration on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The California Farm Bureau Federation said it's ple...
Dec 11, 2019
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