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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 – The popular mantra from much of the ag sector as negotiators overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement is "do no harm," but the very act of renegotiating the massive three-country trade pact may be already costing pork, beef, corn, soybean and wheat exporters in lost opportunity.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – Egg and pork producers are vowing to fight a California ballot initiative proposed by the Humane Society of the United States and other animal rights groups that would require egg-laying hens to be cage-free by 2022 and prohibit the use of gestation crates for sows.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2017 – U.S. pork producers have an additional export market in South America after an agreement was announced today by the White House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 - U.S. negotiators say they plan this week to lay out a significant amount of proposed text for a new North American Free Trade Agreement as they try to accelerate the three-country talks.
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 - When it comes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) there is a consensus among wheat, corn, rice, dairy, pork, beef, sorghum and other producers ...
Hog farmers, cattle ranchers and others in animal agriculture often get a bum rap when it comes to the environment. But the facts don’t support the bad press.
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 - When President Donald Trump followed through on campaign promises with his Jan. 23 executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it was a sharp blow for the U.S. pork industry.
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 – The Department of Agriculture will delay implementation of a controversial rule in the meat and livestock sector and give the new administration more time to think it over.
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - The nation’s beef and pork producers are finding a different political environment when they come to Washington, and they aren’t complaining.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 – U.S. beef and pork producers are hoping that the meeting this week between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will lead eventually to a bilateral trade deal that reduces
