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The United States and Brazil Have Agreed to Settle Their Long-Standing Cotton Dispute

Oct 13, 2014

The United States and Brazil have agreed to settle their long-standing Cotton dispute in the World Trade Organization (WTO). As per the agreement, Brazil will relinquish all rights to countermeasures against US trade. In turn, the US ...

Tags: Cotton Dispute

The Trade Battle Between Brazil and The U.S Have Ended

Oct 10, 2014

Brazil and the U.S. have ended a longstanding trade battle. The two countries have been fighting since 2002 over subsidies that the U.S. government provides to U.S. cotton growers. Brazil brought a case against the U.S. charging that the ...

Tags: trade battle, subsidies

The New Foundation Will Take Help of Public and Private Resources to Increase Scientific

Jul 28, 2014

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR). The new foundation, which will operate as a non-profit body, will take the help of public and private resources to ...

Tags: USDA, FFAR, Agriculture

USDA Launches New Conservation Initiative with an Focus on Public-Private Partnership

May 28, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...

Tags: agricultural production

How Much of Walmart's Revenue Comes From Its Shoppers's Food Stamps

Apr 22, 2014

How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...

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Garcia Will Urge Producers to Keep Thorough Records

Mar 12, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia, today repeated his appeal to livestock producers affected by natural disasters such as the drought in the West and the unexpected winter ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

High Plains Dairy Conference Held in Lubbock Served as a One-Stop Update Producers

Mar 11, 2014

The High Plains Dairy Conference held recently in Lubbock served as a one-stop update for many things important to the dairy industry, including the value of maintaining good employees, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Dairy Products

On February 7, 2014, President Obama Signed The 2014 U.S. Farm Bill Into Law

Mar 6, 2014

In the past two months, both the United States (the largest exporter in 2012/13) and China (the largest producer and consumer in 2012/13) announced changes to their agricultural policies, including cotton. On February 7, 2014, President ...

Tags: Cotton Policies, Apparel

ABRAPA Has Evaluated The New Farm Bill

Feb 19, 2014

The Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (ABRAPA) has evaluated the new Farm Bill, which ends the subsidies given by the US Government to cotton growers. According to the market estimates and the first analysis made by advisors of ...

Tags: Cotton Producers, Farm Bill

Dairy Farmers Have a New Opportunity to Protect Farm Income with Dairy Margin Insurance

Feb 17, 2014

Dairy farmers have a new opportunity to protect their farm income with dairy margin insurance. The dairy safety net in the new farm bill takes a new approach. Margin insurance, and the nuts-and-bolts decisions to be made, will be ...

Tags: Dairy, Agriculture, Food

Dual Jurisdiction

Feb 14, 2014

I am betting your response to the headline was the same as when I read the news: HUH? The proposed Farm Bill has finally gathered the bicameral and bipartisan support of a conference committee. Food Safety News recently reported that ...

Tags: FDA, food safety

US Senate Is Expected to Pass a New Five-Year Farm Bill

Feb 14, 2014

The US Senate is expected to pass a new five-year farm bill today - a bill that does not make any changes to American country of origin meat labeling rules, also known as COOL. The House approved the $956 billion farm bill last week, ...

Tags: FOOD

The Brazilian Government Would Be Closely Examining The New US Farm Bill Passed Recently

Feb 10, 2014

The Brazilian Government would be closely examining the new US farm bill passed recently by the House of Representatives, to see whether it meets with the standards set by the World Trade Organization (WTO), before adopting any retaliatory ...

Tags: US Farm Bill, Textile

The USDA Catfish Inspection Program

Feb 8, 2014

The USDA catfish inspection program, first authorized in 2008, is continued in the 2014 farm bill, which also includes a first-of-its-kind “crop insurance” program for catfish farmers. Most of the so-called political experts ...

Tags: USDA, farmer, farm bill, FDA

Gerry Ritz Remains Hopeful The Issue Can Be Addressed Through U.S. Farm Bill

Feb 8, 2014

Last week federal agriculture Gerry Ritz told those on hand for the 2014 Banff Pork Seminar, working with all of our partners, Canada will keep up the pressure on the U.S. administration to address Country of Origin Labelling. He remains ...

Tags: Country of Origin Labelling, challenges, segregation

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