Canada is ready to make concessions their protected dairy market in a bid to save a key NAFTA dispute-settlement system, preserve safeguards for cultural industries and avert tougher pharmaceutical patent protections. The Globe and Mail reports Canada’s dairy, egg and …

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The Department of Agriculture says a Florida case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)  has no impact on the BSE free status of the nation. USDA says the BSE case is considered atypical, not classical, the much more worrisome form of …

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An advisor on trade development priorities to the Canadian federal government says that, even with all the drama, the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement needed to be updated. Dennis Guy reports.

The US and Mexico have reached a deal to overhaul and revise key parts of the NAFTA. NC State University economist Mike Walden tells SFN it provides some hope to farmers who have been living much of this year under …

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Taxes are always a hot topic for discussion, and in recent years North Carolina has made significant changes to its state taxes.   But our state is one of only a few states having one particular kind of tax.  What is …

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The wife of a Wisconsin dairy farmer started a GoFundMe page to help their family farm survive, and it appears to be helping. With a goal of $35,000, the story made national headlines over the weekend, and as of Tuesday, …

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced additional assistance for pecan growers to replant and replace trees through the Tree Assistance Program. Pecan growers are recovering from weather events in 2017, and the funding through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of …

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