…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…
Improve NAFTA, Don’t Withdraw From TPP
…be improved for the U.S. In the meantime, with the Obama Administration no longer pursuing passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, attention is turning to President-elect Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Conaway urges CFTC to halt midnight rulemaking
…the final months of President Obama’s administration. In the letter, he asked Massad to refrain from “pushing through controversial regulations,”; adding, “While we may not agree on which regulations are…
Ousted Kansas Representative Wants Top USDA Post
Huelskamp Outgoing Kansas U.S. House Representative Tim Huelskamp (Hugh-els-camp), who lost his re-election bid in the Republican primary, says he was approached by President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team about becoming…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
…within Trump’s transition team detailed how the new administration would immediately initiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, according to Reuters. That could include…
New Zealand Wants to Talk Trade with Trump
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key wants to talk trade issues with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. In a phone call between the two this week, Key told Trump he wished…
Trump Election Leaves Agriculture Awaiting Clarification on Issues
A new report from Rabobank says the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States has the food and agriculture sector awaiting clarification on his policies and…