Officials from Japan are urging Canada to join the fight against U.S. trade protectionism. Japan is still determined to save the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow…
Mexico Prepared to Modernize NAFTA, Wants Guest-Worker System
…His comments come in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to renegotiate NAFTA. Those efforts, according to Mexico, could include renaming NAFTA and educating citizens of both countries on…
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
President-elect Donald Trump could soon pick his choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Politico reports the shortlist includes Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Kathleen Hartnett White, director of…
Obama Administration Finishing Many Regulations
Before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, the Obama Administration is working to issue as many as 98 final regulations. Politico reports 17 of those actions under review are…
China: Potential Trade War Not a ‘One-Way Street’
Officials in China are warning a potential trade war between the U.S. in China would not serve as a ‘one-way street.’ The comments stem from the possibility President-Elect Donald Trump…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…and California State University systems. SWEEP is administered by CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation and the Office of Grants Administration. Authority for such incentive programs comes through the…
Report Highlights Scientific Research
…National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Rural Development (RD), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Grain inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Food Safety and Inspection service (FSIS) and…
Next Ag Secretary Likely to have Indiana Ties
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he is likely to have an Agriculture Secretary with ties to Indiana. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who will serve as Trump’s Vice…
Vilsack Says RFS Will Survive Trump Administration
Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Renewable Fuel Standard will survive a Donald Trump administration because ethanol is too well-established in rural areas. Vilsack says the RFS “supports too…
Japan PM Says TPP Meaningless Without U.S.
…States. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (sheen-zoh ah-bay) made the comments around the same time U.S. President-elect Donald Trump promised to withdraw from TPP on the first day of his presidency….
Trump Reaffirms Anti-TPP Promise
…topped his priority list for day one of his presidency. Trump said that instead, under his administration, the U.S. would “negotiate fair bilateral trade deals that bring jobs and industry…
COOL Not on the Agenda for Trump
Country-of-Origin meat labeling will not be making a comeback under a Trump administration. Politico reports that Trump’s Agriculture Advisory Committee was quick to mobilize and inform Trump’s transition team that…
TPP Countries Forging on With or Without U.S.
…effect without being ratified by the United States. President-elect Donald Trump condemned the deal on the campaign trail, leaving its fate dim. However, Mexico’s Economy Minister recently said: “We determined…
Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
…tips for a food safe Thanksgiving: Tip 1: Don’t Wash That Turkey. According to the most recent Food Safety Survey, conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, 68 percent of…