China said Tuesday that it will hit back against President Donald Trump with retaliatory duties of five or 10 percent against another $60 billion worth of American products. The response…
Is Canada Purposefully Dragging Out NAFTA Negotiations?
…the negotiations, Congress won’t have any choice but to consider options on how to move forward and stand up for American workers.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Water Works: Getting Involved with Your GSA
…Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) that was passed in 2014. The newly created agencies are taking input from various sectors of the community on what the plans will look like,…
Canada Returns to DC for NAFTA Talks
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations between the U.S. and Canada resume this week as both sides attempt to reach a deal by the end of the month. Canada’s…
Celebrating National Cheeseburger Day
…other meats and a variety of unusual garnishes. If you make your own cheeseburger, 1/4 pound of 85 percent lean ground beef contains 193 calories. A slice of American cheese…
U.S. Continues Demand for Dairy Fix in NAFTA
The United States still demands a dairy fix in the North American Free Trade Agreement, but Canada still wants to protect its dairy industry. While Canada may be ready to…
U.S. Ag Coalition Sponsors U.S.-Cuba Business Meetings
A coalition of agriculture groups plan a U.S.-Cuba ag business conference in November. The U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Business Conference, according to organizers, comes at a time when U.S. agriculture needs to…
Tariffs Cause Decline in August Almond Exports
…$147 million. “When you have those kinds of retaliatory tariffs in those markets it will have an impact,” Trevino stated. Over the past 20 years, the almond industry has spent…
NCGA Names Doggett as CEO
…and leadership experience. Before joining NCGA, Doggett served 11 years at the American Farm Bureau Federation, where he was AFBF’s lead lobbyist on several public policy issues, including ethanol, climate…
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…than this point in 2016. Though few new products are likely to be added to China’s retaliatory list, “the impact on American farmers and ranchers, and associated businesses in processing,…
Senators Grill Administration Officials at Trade Hearing
…and the resulting harm to American farmers from retaliatory tariffs. Politico says both Republicans and Democrats gave an earful to USDA chief economist Robert Johansson, Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign…
Organic Production Project to Evaluate Advantages of No-Till Farming
…of Plant Sciences at UC Davis. “These folks are working together to try to exchange information to try to develop what we might want to call the next generation of…
State Ag Officials Voice Concerns with Trade Approach
…says NASDA remains concerned with the use of unilateral action against trading partners to correct trade disputes. The organization also says a fully-seated, functioning appellate body at the World Trade…
Water Works: How the WOTUS Rule Returned to California
…the Administrative Procedures Act. “The federal district court in South Carolina did agree that the process behind that applicability date was not legal…it entered an immediately effective, nationwide injunction against…