Italy introduces new labelling law for dairy products
Starting on Wednesday, Italian dairy product labels will have to show the origin of their ingredients. Italy’s agriculture minister hopes the experiment will be copied by other EU countries. By Luigi Chiarello
Australian agriculture: Transparent pricing delivers fair markets for farmers
EVER get the feeling none of our politicians wants to make tough decisions? By PETER HUNT.
U.S. farmers could be hit hard in a trade war
It took Donald Trump 71 days to settle on an Agriculture secretary after winning the presidency. It took him 72 hours after that to unsettle much of the agriculture industry.
Future of farming exports looks grim as US trade drops
United States President Donald Trump’s more restrictive and protectionist approach to trade does »not bode positively» for New Zealand’s agricultural exporters. By Sally Rae
USDA lifts gag order: report
The Department of Agriculture has reportedly lifted an order that called for scientists and employees of its research arm not to release any of its work to the public. BY PAULINA FIROZI.
Michigan Agriculture Leaders Write Open Letter To President Trump
As President Donald Trump starts his term in office many businesses are reaching out, the Michigan food industry included. By Sarah Grimmer,
NMPF Joins Farm Groups Touting Benefits of Agricultural Trade in Letter to Incoming Trump Administration
The National Milk Producers Federation joined 15 other farm organizations in sending a letter to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Michael Pence highlighting the importance of trade to America’s farmers. By National Milk Producers Federation.
More aid must be paid out to dairy farmers, EU agricultural cooperative says
The EU agricultural cooperative Copa and Cogeca have called for more aid to be paid out to dairy farmers still suffering with severe cash flow problems.
Brazil wants to expand participation in global agriculture market to 10%
Brazil wants to expand its participation in the global agricultural market from 7% to 10% in the upcoming five years. The statement was made by Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi, who spearheaded a 25-day official trip through seven Asian countries, where he negotiated the sales of such Brazilian products as meats, dairy, and grains.
CoBank: U.S. Agriculture Faces Formidable Global Challenges
Mounting global inventories, withering export demand and weak global economic growth, which caused U.S. farm income to plummet by 25 percent in 2015, will continue to plague the U.S. agricultural industry in 2016, according to the new Quarterly Rural Economic Review from CoBank. U.S. farm income declined to $93 billion in 2015 after averaging more than $124 billion in the previous four years, which witnessed uncommonly strong commodity market growth.