Articles by Bill Tomson

Farmers need to stick together and speak up quickly when companies like Dannon make pledges to avoid genetically modified organisms, Land O0Lakes CEO Chris Policinski told a packed audience of dairy producers and industry officials today at a conference in Nashville.

After months of falling dairy prices and warnings of supply gluts from lawmakers and farm groups, the situation for U.S. milk producers is expected to improve in 2017, according to government and industry officials.

Canadian and the EU leaders are counting on the freshly signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to create billions of dollars in new trade revenue, but the pact, which has yet to be ratified, could also put a dent in U.S. dairy exports at a time when th

Canada and the European Union passed a major obstacle Sunday when leaders signed off on the massive Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but both sides still have a long way to go before the pact is ratified and takes effect. But that still hasnðt stopped U.S

The European Unionðs insistence that geographical indications (GIs) be a part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) is looking to be more of a roadblock than ever before, according to documents and industry officials.

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The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) isn€t just about increasing foreign market access for U.S. exporters € it€s also a defense against the EU€s push to expand geographical indication (GI) protection for European food names across the globe.

The Whole Farm Revenue Protection program isn€t perfect, but it€s getting a better as more and more producers sign up to insure farms where several different crops are grown, supporters say.