Mexico turns away U.S. biotech corn citing 2020 decree
A stable trading partnership between Mexico and the United States is integral to farmers and economies but Mexico still wants to phase out GM corn by 2024.
A stable trading partnership between Mexico and the United States is integral to farmers and economies but Mexico still wants to phase out GM corn by 2024.
A 2020 decree by Mexico’s President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador is set to phase out GM corn and glyphosate by 2024 — just 14 short months away. U.S. farmers have been urging the government to challenge the ban — saying that economic damage to both countries could be devastating.
To support the education of today’s youth as they grow into the agricultural leaders of tomorrow, the National Corn Growers’ Association invites eligible students to apply for the 2023 Scholarship Programs.
American Farmland Trust is part of a 70-project $2.8 billion investment to improve climate initiatives and announced this week through the USDA.
Farmers are celebrating today after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against imposing tariffs on imported nitrogen fertilizers. This will include primary suppliers – Russia, Trinidad, and Tobago.
Farmers are now facing fertilizer price hikes and shortages after a ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce, threatening their ability to farm. This week, the Department issued a determination after a period of investigation suggesting that urea ammonium nitrate fertilizer that was exported to the United States was sold under value. While concerning, tariffs […]
Over 30 science teachers from across the country participated in the first Nourish the Future: Feeding and Fueling the World.
The study determined the export of grain products supported U.S. gross domestic product by $27 billion and roughly 295,000 jobs are linked to grain exports.
A new study quantifies how widely available precision agriculture technology improves environmental stewardship while providing economic return for farmers.
This is the seventh year of the Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest with the NCGA and the deadline to submit photos is November 30, 2020.