…for Trade Development and the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association in an effort to spur exporting, not only in California, but the United States as a whole. The Expo…
U.S. Wheat Competitive Advantages
Trade Visit to Demonstrate U.S. Wheat Competitive Advantages Quality control and purchasing managers from three Venezuelan flour mills will visit North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Ohio starting this weekend. The…
USDA Seeking Additional Funding for Farm Loans
…program restarts in October. Loans in the program are considered a “last resort” for farmers, but as the rural sector struggles with low commodity prices and mounting trade competition, farmers…
Anti-Trade Talks Threaten TPP
With both Candidates for President openly against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the trade deal could be facing an increasing uphill battle towards getting congressional approval. At the Democratic National Convention…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…taking hold in California,” said Joel Nelsen, president of the citrus grower’s trade association California Citrus Mutual and presenter at the ribbon-cutting event. “Huanglongbing is a death sentence for our…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
Ethanol producers from Mexico are considering the use of sorghum for production of the biobased fuel. The U.S. Grains Council recently hosted a trade team of Mexican ethanol producers in…
GOP Platform Touches on Ag Issues
…proposes eliminating EPA in its current form. Dropped from the 2016 platform was any mention of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. A draft document urged Congress not to “rush”…
Ag Groups Fear Anti-trade Talk at RNC
Farmers and agriculture groups all fear anti-trade talk at this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland. They are also looking for the presumptive nominee to keep pushing for reform of…
U.S. Breweries Ride Labeling Wave
…Anheuser-Busch, Heineken USA, and Miller-Coors. The Beer Institute is the trade group that represents the nation’s largest brewers, and they’ll voluntarily begin applying labeling standards in an industry that has…
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Deal Goes to A Vote
A free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine was signed on Monday and will go to a vote in the parliaments of both countries for approval. AgCanada says the deal…
Women-In-Ag Trade Mission to the Far East in September
…more women to step up into leadership roles within the industry and inspire the next generation of women to do the same thing. A Women in Ag-led trade mission to…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
…non-existent utility bills. The complex recently received a Gold Nugget Award of excellence at the PCBC (Pacific Coast Builders Conference) home-building trade show. Learn other states housing funding through USDA….
IndexBox Marketing: Orange Market In Crisis
…the end of 2015, which also affected trade volumes. However, this decline in fresh orange trade in 2014 was caused by political and economic reasons, not the weather or tree…
MAIZALL, USTR Urge Cooperation on Biotech Trade
…negotiator at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, asked for the countries to work together on trade barriers related biotechnology in a speech during the event. MAIZALL is a coalition of…