…“as soon as possible.” Mexico’s top negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement, now the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Mexico should not sign the agreement until the tariffs have been…
Bankers Expect Farmland Prices to Continue Decline
Rural bankers expect farmland prices will continue to decline. In the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, Midwest lenders on average estimated that farmland prices declined by 4.0 percent over…
USDA Announces Receipt of 136 Expressions of Interest in Hosting ERS & NIFA
…Lucerne Area Revitalization Association CO Denver Cottonwood Management Company CO Denver Forest City Trust CO Denver Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation CO Aurora Aurora Economic Development Council DE Newark University…
EPA Chief Says E15 Expansion Doesn’t Need Congress
…policy function better for the American public, rather than take it to court.” The oil industry opposes lifting the ban on year-round ethanol because the move would cut into its…
Beagle Brigade Helping Protect Homeland Pork
…American agriculture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine program and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use detector dog teams,…
Presidential Order Restores Western Water Supplies
…farmland in the world. This move by the Administration simply ensures that the process of revising the rules governing Delta water operations will be less vulnerable to regulatory abuse,” said…
USMCA a Framework for Future Trade Deals
A White House adviser says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a model for future trade agreements. USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), if approved. Kevin Hassett,…
Throw Out Water Rule, Farm Bureau, Others Tell Texas Court
…2015 rule in the 22 states where it is now in force. A copy of the Georgia filing is also below. WOTUS-Texas (.pdf) WOTUS-Georgia (.pdf) Source: American Farm Bureau Federation…
U.S. Seeking Trade Agreements with Japan, EU, UK
…timely and substantive results for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses.” The Trump administration intends to negotiate the trade agreements under Trade Promotion Authority, which allows for a simple yes…
Pork Producers Encouraged by Trade Announcement
…with the European Union, Japan and the United Kingdom. That announcement follows the recent completion of negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement, now named the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement,…
McConnell: No NAFTA 2.0 Vote This Year
As expected, the U.S. Senate will not consider the updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), in 2018. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told…
Trade Market Landscape for California Rice Remains Turbulent
…There was a significant development last year for American rice with China agreeing to begin accepting rice exports from the U.S. pending the inspection of American facilities. The agreement was…
U.S. Now has 6.5 Million Acres of Organic Certified Land
…certified operations, with the three regions adding a combined 430 certified organic crop operations. The data company calls the report the only trusted information source on organic farmland statistics because…
Trudeau Says USMCA Keeps China Trade Door Open
…told the Globe and Mail this week that he is ready to reopen talks with China. The USMCA replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement and a clause in the…