Articles Tagged with ''agriculture''

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 21, 2017 – President Donald Trump toured the precision agriculture training program at Kirkwood Community College here today before delivering optimistic campaign-style speeches that embraced farmers and ranchers as the “backbone of America.”

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 – Some of the biggest names in agricultural research defended the importance of government science funding at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today where lawmakers expressed resistance to proposed spending cuts from the White House.

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2017 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today said he made it clear to Canada that the Trump administration wants the country to drop key trade barriers to U.S. dairy and wheat.

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2017 - Women involved in the agriculture sector from across the country descended on the nation’s capital this week for the American Agri-Women’s annual Legislative Fly-In.

Chairmen challenge WOTUS enforcement * Perdue wants ‘more pragmatic’ budget * FDA chief pledges food safety focus

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 – U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is already meeting with his counterparts from Japan and other countries, letting them know that the U.S. is willing to talk about bilateral trade deals.

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 – The last 10 years have seen “a remarkable rise in cost and the time it takes to approve” new agricultural innovations, at least in part because of added regulatory constraints, Illinois farmer Mark Scholl, chairman of the Farm Foundation board, told a forum on food and agricultural regulations here today.

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2017 – Laura Batcha, CEO of the Organic Trade Association, says that USDA should follow public sentiment on a proposal that would alter animal welfare requirements in organic production.

The Trump Administration should be commended for initiating “The Proposed 2017 Reorganization of the Department of Agriculture to establish an Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs," but understand how Rural Development is needed to make it work for taxpayers.