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New USDA scientific research programme promotes sustainable agricultural practices
2019-09-14 20:25:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced today that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $77.8 million in research that will focus on sustaining a more abundant, nutritious, and accessible food supply.
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380 Family Farmers Fly-In to Washington to Advocate Stronger Food and Agricultural Policy
2019-09-09 18:00:41| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202-554-1600 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON After yet another year of depressed commodity prices, uncertainty in export and biofuels markets, rapid consolidation in the food and agriculture sectors, and extreme and unseasonal weather events, nearly 400 of National Farmers Unions (NFU) family farmer and rancher members will travel to […]
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Farmers Union Board Calls on Administration to Strengthen Agricultural Markets
2019-09-09 13:45:30| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2019 Contact: Hannah Packman, 202.554.1600hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON In a pair of unanimously approved resolutions, the National Farmers Union (NFU) Board of Directors called on the administration and Congress to address mounting financial difficulties that have been exacerbated by recent policy decisions. Specifically, they urged the resolution of ongoing trade disputes, the enforcement […]
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China delivers blow to US trade as it shuts the door on all agricultural products
2019-08-06 11:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Chinese companies have stopped buying US agricultural products, China's Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday (6 August), a blow to US farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the continuing trade war.
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Representatives urge CBP to bolster agricultural inspections
2019-07-15 15:09:00| National Hog Farmer
If a case occurred in the U.S., pig producers would not only lose a portion of their herd from the disease and culling, but theyd immediately lose their export markets.
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