California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops

Taylor HillmanSpecialty Crops

…food safety practices and minimize outbreaks of foodborne illness with proactive research. The 2015 SCBGP project abstracts are available at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Specialty_Crop_Competitiveness_Grants/pdfs/2015SCBGP_ProjectAbstracts.pdf For more information, see the program’s website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/grants….

Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP

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…the best possible deal done for American workers and American businesses, and that is what we have achieved. This agreement makes us more competitive by eliminating about 18,000 taxes, tariffs…

NPPC Confident TPP Deal Good For U.S. Pork

Taylor HillmanHogs & Pork

…Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for nearly 40 percent of global GDP. “NPPC played an active role throughout the five-plus years of negotiations,” said association President…

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Regarding the Agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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…contributes a trade surplus year after year to our nation’s economy. All of this activity benefits rural communities and keeps American agriculture on the cutting edge of global commerce. The…

Statement by the President on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

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…companies in other countries, who are often given preferential treatment that allows them to undercut U.S. competitors. This includes the first-ever disciplines to ensure that SOEs compete on a commercial…