…NAFTA negotiations is hurting American exports in an increasingly competitive international economy. U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Tom Sleight said the South American grain companies are improving their competitiveness…
NIFA to Invest in Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…plants, animals, insects, and microorganisms. The $3.5 million in grants is available through NIFA’s Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program. The BRAG program supports applied and fundamental research to…
NAFTA Negotiators Extend Length of Next Round
A Bloomberg report says negotiators discussing the North American Free Trade Agreement will begin next week’s round in Mexico City two days early. The goal is to give themselves more…
Ag Struggling to Make Voice Heard in NAFTA Talks
The American agricultural lobby thought that President Trump’s trade politics would spare farmers and others in agriculture. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says it was the rural and red-state turnout that…
Producers More Optimistic in October Survey
The latest Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer showed farmer optimism improving slightly in October, coming in at an index of 135. That’s actually the third-highest level since the survey began…
TPP Deal Expected This Week
The remaining 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries plan to remove the Gross Domestic Product requirements to allow the deal to move forward without the United States this week. The Japan…
GAO to Investigate Pruitt NCBA Videos
…asked to check if Pruitt violated laws “on the use of appropriated funds for lobbying and publicity or propaganda purposes and the Antideficiency Act,” according to Politico. In August, critics…
USDA to Re-engage Stakeholders on Revisions to Biotechnology Regulations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it is withdrawing a proposed rule to revise the Agency’s biotechnology regulations and will re-engage with…
ASTA Supports USDA Action
Calls for Clarity on Plant Breeding Innovation Policy The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it was withdrawing its proposed rule to…
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Glyphosate Allegations
…The Committee has been looking into the IARC, which receives American taxpayer funding, and it sent a letter to the agency’s director citing concerns over the “scientific integrity” of the…
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Not Lower Deficit With Mexico
President Trump often cited withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as a way to reduce America’s trade deficit with Mexico. However, a Forbes Dot Com article says…
Western View: The Emperor of the United States
…began telling people that, due to the sad state of American politics and all the war talk back east, he was taking over and making himself Emperor of the United…
Celebrating National Sandwich Day
…food typically taken to school, work, or picnics as part of packed lunch. The most popular varieties of American sandwich include but are not limited to BLT, club sandwich, peanut…
TPP Nations Nearing final Stretch in Talks
The 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) nations are edging closer to sealing the comprehensive free trade pact. Reuters reports that New Zealand recently agreed to amend some specific laws that…