“After conversations with authorities in Washington, I have come to the conclusion that the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement is positive for the California citrus industry,” states CCM President…
New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of TPP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a series of fact sheets illustrating how the newly reached Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement can boost the U.S. agriculture industry, supporting more…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…partnership with the USDA as we work together to promote and protect a part of the food supply that is relied upon in California, across the country and around the…
Vilsack Says TPP Good for Calif. Agriculture
Vilsack U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is good for California farmers. Sabrina Hill has the story. Calif. Crops and TPP…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…AND BUSINESS LEADERS ON THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Well, yesterday we announced a new trade agreement across the Asia Pacific region that reflects American…
NCBA Applauds Conclusion of Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has learned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations have successfully concluded today in Atlanta. NCBA President and Chugwater, Wyo., cattleman, Philip Ellis said this agreement will…
NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork
The National Pork Producers Council expressed confidence that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiators concluded in Atlanta will benefit all sectors of the U.S. economy and will provide enormous new…
“Congress Will Thoroughly Review TPP” – McCarthy
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement on an agreement being reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Earlier this year, Congress passed the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability…
NFU Vigorously Opposes TPP Without Currency Manipulation Enforcement
The following statement was released in response to the agreement finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership made between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations. The statement should be attributed…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement following the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “An agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations provides a…
Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…eleven partner countries, concluding negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a new, high-standard trade agreement that levels the playing field for American workers and American businesses,…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…and Natural Resources, the Energy Department’s Joint Genome Institute and that agency’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on the five-year project, called Epigenetic Control of Drought Response in Sorghum, or EPICON….
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…and a growing El Niño in the Eastern Pacific that many Californians hope will end the state’s drought. Most of all, Water Year 2015 will be remembered as the fourth…
Workshop on Antibiotic Use Webcast Planned for Monday
…The free webcast starts at 7:30 a.m., Pacific Time, Monday, September 28. To view the webcast, visit: http://livestream.com/BarnMedia/events/4339142 Information and webcast provided by NAFB Member Brian Allmer of the BARN….