Agri-pulse Daily Voice

There’s still hope for an improved trading relationship among countries that sat at the table for Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.

On Tuesday, two speeches were being given at about the same time on opposite sides of the country, but similar sides of the ideological spectrum.

The nation’s largest student organization is celebrating National FFA Week. FFA week runs February 18th through the 25th this year. FFA members from across the country, now totaling almost 650 thousand students, will celebrate the week with events in their schools and communities.

Without the U.S. in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it would have to be rewritten to allow the remaining countries to forge ahead due to a provision in the original pact. But there’s skepticism about whether or not Japan would be interested.

A pair of lesser-known farm bill programs have the potential for big dividends, but funding has been stagnant in recent legislation.

While low commodity prices may be a source of despair in farm country, the current tough times could prove helpful with export partners down the road.

Last year, the Panama Canal completed a major expansion project, giving exporters the ability to send more cargo and bigger ships.

For those following public lands issues, Barack Obama’s presidency is a legacy of substantial use of the Antiquities Act. Now, President Trump will be pressed to cause that legacy to be undone.

Producers are holding off on equipment purchases commodity prices continue their downward slide, but an equipment industry representative tells Agri-Pulse that 2017 is looking up.

The Department of Agriculture has announced a new effective date for an animal welfare rule concerning organic production. The rule was originally supposed to go into effect on the 20th of March. It will now take effect May 19th after a directive from the White House paused the release of rules and regulations during the transition to the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump has made his plans for regulatory reform no secret, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is counting on it.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wants to be a key player in the tax reform discussion, and one aspect in particular will have their attention.

A record number of cattle producers were in Nashville Tennessee last week as the industry looks to cope with slipping prices and talk about a new trade environment.

Protein will be plentiful in 2017 as the major sectors all look to gear up production.

Recent actions by President Donald Trump have the attention of the cattle industry and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

As lawmakers begin their farm bill processes on Capitol Hill, there are concerns in Washington over how much money will be available for the next piece of legislation.

President Donald Trump is making good on a campaign promise to address regulatory reform, rolling out his plans in a new executive order on Monday.