…have benefited Pennsylvania families and workers because they met these essential tests. But when countries like China and South Korea have used abusive or illegal trade practices, such as intellectual…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
…the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement would exclude the U.S. and include China, which is currently not included in the TPP agreement. Some of the member countries…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
China recently threatened to toughen its inspection standards for canola imports from Canada, threatening up to $2 billion in Canadian canola exports. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of canola,…
U.S. Dairy Farmers Ask USDA to Buy Cheese
…has slumped over the last two years, with a large part of that due to fewer purchases from China and Russia. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…primarily to a reduction in purchases by China and Russia. Meanwhile, a global rise in milk production – particularly in Europe, where production quotas were removed last year – has…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…value-added protein and poultry in many regions. In addition, the company posted good results in grain and oilseeds in South America and China, and in food ingredients such as salt,…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
…to approve the measure. Meanwhile, China is pushing for GMO soybean production within its borders. The latest five-year science and technology plan from China outlines plans for the country to…
Agri View: Consuming GMO Crops
…China, South Africa, Australia, Germany, and Spain. On U.S. farmland, acreage planted with genetically engineered crops jumped nearly 25-fold from 3.6 million acres (1.5 million hectares) in 1996 to 88.2…
China Extends Cotton Stockpile Sales
…China’s massive stockpiles, accumulated through an abandoned price support scheme, were overshadowing world cotton markets. Up until this year, China was the world’s top cotton purchaser. From the National Association…
Agri View: Farm Theme Parks
…are still a lot of them out there but growth seems to have tapered off. They are growing in other parts of the world however. The United Kingdom, China and…
National Peach Month
…a.m., June 16, 1982 Peach Facts The peach (Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach. It is…
Governors Strongly Support TPP
…current political climate, I’m not sure it would get done.” Supporters say it would give the U.S. influence over trade in the Pacific Rim, and supporters warn that China is…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
High School from Toronto Takes Top Honors at 2016 Envirothon 52 student teams representing the United States and Canada, plus a guest team from China, put their skills to the…
S&W Seed Company Signs First U.S. Sorghum License Agreement
…South Africa, China, Pakistan and South Africa. Recent Executive Interview The management team of S&W Seed Company and S&W’s subsidiary, SV Genetics, recently conducted an executive series interview discussing S&W’s…