Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of the $12 billion package of aid to farmers hurt by retaliation … Continued
Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of the $12 billion package of aid to farmers hurt by retaliation … Continued
Contact: Steve Mercer, USW Vice President of Communications, (703) 650-0251, smercer@uswheat.org ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) believes today’s breakthrough in NAFTA negotiations with Mexico and the announcement that the trade dispute aid package for U.S. agriculture includes new funding for export market … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a free two-day workshop at Lubbock that will cover the basics and options related to the new seed cotton addition … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 01, 2018) – The House and Senate have officially announced their respective conferees for the 2018 Farm Bill. … Continued
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 WASHINGTON, D.C. – One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today … Continued
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Meghan Cline (Roberts): 202-224-2035 Jess McCarron (Stabenow): 202-224-1437 WASHINGTON, D.C. – One large step closer to delivering on promised certainty, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today … Continued
House Committee on Agriculture Today the House passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), critical legislation to address the economic challenges facing the nation’s farmers and ranchers, while making significant investments in opportunities for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … Continued
By Bill Tomson, Agri-Pulse President Donald Trump today announced the U.S. will hit China with $50 billion worth of tariffs on more than 1,000 Chinese products, taking the U.S. closer to a trade war with the Asian nation, which has … Continued
By Philip Brasher, Agri-Pulse The Senate Agriculture Committee approved its farm bill on a near-unanimous vote, 20-1, sending the bill to the Senate floor for a debate by the end of the month. Read more at agri-pulse.com.