A new milk pricing regulation implemented in Canada on 1 April has the U.S. dairy industry calling for the Trump administration to take action against that country.As the Trump administration prepares to renegotiate the NAFTA agreement with Canada and Mexico, the U.S. dairy industry is pressing it to take action against Canada’s new class of milk for dairy pricing. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) noted that NAFTA has been a “roaring success” for trade with Mexico, but the relationship with Canada on dairy is “broken.” At issue is what Canada is calling its “National Ingredient Strategy” for processed milk ingredients, specifically ultrafiltered milk that wasn’t commercially developed when NAFTA was negotiated. Ultrafiltered milk is a...
What You Need to Know Today: Pro Farmer’s crop tour pegged the 2026 U.S. corn crop at 173.2 BPA and anticipated a 15.344 Bbu crop – both figures well below expectations. Pro Farmer forecast 2026 U.S. soybean yields at 53.3 BPA, above most private estimates and USDA’s August W...
Key Takeaways: Gene editing makes targeted changes to a plant’s existing DNA, while genetic modification can introduce genetic material from another organism to create traits not naturally present in the crop. Gene editing is unlikely to replace genetic modification entirely, as the two...
USDA’s August cattle on feed report was released Friday, with the total number of cattle in feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or more amounting to 11.1 million head, 102 percent of last year and the same as last month. Placements dropped in July to their lowest total for the month s...
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