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The United States and Brazil Have Agreed to Settle Their Long-Standing Cotton Dispute
Oct 13, 2014The 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
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The Trade Battle Between Brazil and The U.S Have Ended
Oct 10, 2014Brazil 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
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The New Foundation Will Take Help of Public and Private Resources to Increase Scientific
Jul 28, 2014The 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
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USDA Launches New Conservation Initiative with an Focus on Public-Private Partnership
May 28, 2014Agriculture 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
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How Much of Walmart's Revenue Comes From Its Shoppers's Food Stamps
Apr 22, 2014How 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, 2014The 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
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High Plains Dairy Conference Held in Lubbock Served as a One-Stop Update Producers
Mar 11, 2014The 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
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On February 7, 2014, President Obama Signed The 2014 U.S. Farm Bill Into Law
Mar 6, 2014In 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
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ABRAPA Has Evaluated The New Farm Bill
Feb 19, 2014The 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
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Dairy Farmers Have a New Opportunity to Protect Farm Income with Dairy Margin Insurance
Feb 17, 2014Dairy 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
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Dual Jurisdiction
Feb 14, 2014I 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
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US Senate Is Expected to Pass a New Five-Year Farm Bill
Feb 14, 2014The 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, ...
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The Brazilian Government Would Be Closely Examining The New US Farm Bill Passed Recently
Feb 10, 2014The 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
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The USDA Catfish Inspection Program
Feb 8, 2014The 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 ...
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Gerry Ritz Remains Hopeful The Issue Can Be Addressed Through U.S. Farm Bill
Feb 8, 2014Last 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 ...
