By Alan Bjerga | June 19, 2017, 4:19 PM MDT U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and his counterparts from Canada and Mexico lauded Nafta’s benefits to farmers as they began to lay the foundation for broader negotiations to modify an accord that President Donald Trump once called a “disaster.” Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and…
By Dominique Patton | BEIJING | Tue Jun 20, 2017 | 6:34 AM EDT Chinese meat importers are racing to get their hands on the first shipments of beef from the United States in 14 years, as strong demand for premium steaks continues to grow in the $2.6 billion beef import market. China and the…
By Aidan Fortune | 22-Jun-2017 A lawsuit has been filed against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in an attempt to force it to re-introduce country of origin labelling. The Ranchers-Cattlemen Legal Action Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) and Cattle Producers of Washington (CPW) filed the lawsuit in the United States District…
By Dow Jones Newswires PUBLISHED: June 20, 2017 at 10:49 am World’s largest meatpacker is trying to shore up its cash position following Brazilian corruption settlement signed last month RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, said Tuesday it aims to sell $1.8 billion of assets in a bid to shore…
by Ciaran Moran | June 20 2017 United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) has approved of Bord Bia proposals to advertise the unique qualities of Irish beef in the United States. Bord Bia today welcomed the decision and said the decision will accelerate its activities with beef buyers and retailers and bring its message closer…
by Wayne Roberts | Jun 19 The Amazon takeover of Whole Foods makes me feel really old. It’s not like I grew up before there were cars, computers or mail order. But I do remember when politicians and media pundits used to have an automatic question whenever there was a corporate takeover — is it in the…
By Michelle Jamrisko | June 20, 2017, 6:00 AM MDT Growers and dairies lobby for a path to legalization for the undocumented workers who power their businesses. Undocumented immigrants make up about half the workforce in U.S. agriculture, according to various estimates. But that pool of labor is shrinking, which could spell trouble for farms,…
Posted on June 21, 2017 | by Bob Benenson, FamilyFarmed An anniversary is an occasion for celebration. And that is just what Chicago’s Local Foods will be doing this Saturday (June 24) to mark the 2nd anniversary of its retail store in the city’s Bucktown neighborhood. The Tacos & Tiki party, scheduled from 2 p.m….
By John Boyd and Mike Weaver, opinion contributors – 06/18/17 02:00 PM EDT Earlier this year, we planted our crops — soybeans, corn, and wheat — and began feeding our spring chickens. Farmers like us have been doing this for generations. But next year, when we turn to our spring tasks again, the entire farming…
By Corey Geiger, Managing Editor | May 22 2017 08:01 AM It’s been a little over a month since news broke about one Wisconsin dairy processor shedding dozens of dairy farm patrons due to lost markets north of the border. At the same time, some New York dairy cooperatives were still scrambling to find new…