Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman speaking in Tokyo this week said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) can still serve as a guide for future trade agreements. The Nikkei (Nee-kay) Asian…
Agri View: Rain, Rain Go Away
…the countryside. One storm that moved in from the Pacific dropped eight inches of rain in one twenty-four hour cycle. A major lake was threatened by a spillway that washing…
Japan, Germany, Pledge to Work Together on Free Trade
Japan and Germany over the weekend announced an agreement to work together on free trade. The announcement follows President Donald Trump’s removal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership,…
Ag Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Forestry Initiatives
…Oklahoma City, OK Ms. Susan Benedict, Tree Farmer, Beartown Family Limited Partnership, State College, PA Mr. Jim D. Neiman, Vice President & CEO, Neiman Enterprises, Inc., Hulett, WY Ms. Becky…
Importance of Agricultural Research
…growing needs around the world. “The public-private partnership in agricultural research has allowed American agriculture to flourish over the last century, supplying our nation with a stable, abundant, and affordable…
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
…modernize the 23-year-old accord, as well as to reinvigorate trade negotiations with important U.S. agricultural trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region. National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn participated in the…
U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
The leaders of three major U.S. dairy organizations Wednesday promised to continue a strong commitment to their time-tested partnership with Mexico’s dairy industry and consumers. “We have always seen Mexico…
China: Chile Trade Meeting Not About TPP
China claims a trade meeting in Chile this week is not strictly about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, once led by the United States. Representatives from the 12 member countries that formed…
EU Pushing for Free Trade Agreements in Asia-Pacific Region
…Producers Council is urging the United States to do the same. The U.S. backed out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement earlier this year, which would have improved market access for…
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…Kerman-Floyd Kings Canyon Unified Alta, Jefferson, McCord Kingsburg Elementary Central Valley Home School Laton Unified Laton Pacific Union Elementary Pacific Union Parlier Unified Cesar E. Chavez, S. Ben Benavidez, John…
General Mills to Commercialize Organic Perennial Wheat
…an example of a university – industry partnership that can help translate research into commercial application that in turn helps develop markets to spur further advancement in crops for both…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…would have “transformed the authority, the jurisdiction, the power of the EPA in regulating water.” “People across the country can rest assured that we are going to get that fixed,”…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…will be provided through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP), part of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), a Farm Bill conservation program. The partnership is administered by USDA’s Natural…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…a.m. Pacific time. You will be able to hear the forecast here on this website. THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll…