…work, increase local involvement and chart a path for real recovery and delisting of species. We applaud the Trump Administration’s regulatory reform efforts and this long-overdue change to the ESA.”…
Japan, EU, Sign Trade Agreement
…the protectionist trade environment fueled by the U.S. and President Donald Trump, according to Reuters. The agreement creates one of the world’s largest open economic areas. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo…
EPA 2019 RFS Proposal Missing Opportunity to Set Things Right
…to reallocate lost blending volumes, and its brazen repudiation of binding court decisions, the proposed rule is superficial and toothless, and undermines President Trump’s commitment on the RFS,” Slater testified….
U.S. Says Retaliatory Tariffs Unjustified in WTO Complaint
…Trump administration were justified, but claim retaliation in response to the tariffs from trading partners was not justified. The complaint includes China, the European Union, Turkey, Canada and Mexico. In…
USDA Partners to Improve Rural Water Infrastructure
…field offices. In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture…
Chinese Trade Surplus with U.S. Hits High Amid Tariff Concerns
…Nasdaq that “the record surplus won’t help the already sour relations and escalating tensions.” President Trump has demanded that China cut into that trade surplus, threatening to eventually impose tariffs…
U.S. House Holds Next Move on Farm Bill
…on time,” according to Conaway’s office. A on-time bill means lawmakers must send the bill to President Trump before September 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump to Nominate Kip Tom as UN Food Ambassador
…previously unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and was in consideration by President Trump to be Agriculture Secretary during the transition period of the Trump administration. In the announcement, the…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…imagery and terms such as “clean meat” and “prime beef” used in their packaging prototypes. NPPC urges the Trump administration to establish a level playing field by establishing regulatory authority…
U.S. to Further Implement Trade Tariffs
…Lighthizer says he was ordered by President Trump to begin the process of imposing tariffs of ten percent on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports. The tariffs will follow…
EU Trade Chief: Targeting U.S. Ag in Tariffs Best Hope for Trade Change
…coincidence” that the EU, Mexico and Canada are targeting U.S. agriculture products in retaliation to the Trump steel and aluminum tariffs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trump: No Hurry to Settle NAFTA
President Donald Trump told Fox News he’s not going to rush into a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He thinks the U.S. can get a better deal by…
China Quickly Retaliating Against U.S.
Following implementation day of President Trump’s tariffs on China, the nation responded quickly to retaliate with previously threatened penalties on U.S. pork, beef, soybeans and automobiles. Meat industry publication Meatingplace…
EPA Seeking “New Tone”
…told the New York Times that: “Many worry Wheeler will be more effective at implementing Trump’s anti-environmental agenda than Pruitt was.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….