…Conaway in Canada, saying the meeting gave the U.S. an “opportunity to demonstrate the importance of the deal for U.S. agriculture.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Trade Expert: U.S. is Setting Up NAFTA for Failure
…behavior is a “vivid and unprecedented example of how not to negotiate.” He called it a tactic designed to ensure failure. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Farm Bureau Endorses Bipartisan Farmers for Free Trade Campaign
…Free Trade, the importance of safeguarding agricultural market access in NAFTA negotiations, and strengthening grassroots support for trade. This comes on the eve of the fourth round of NAFTA negotiations….
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
UC President Janet Napolitano has approved the formation of a $1 million endowment to create the UC Cooperative Extension Presidential Chair for Agricultural Education in Orange County. Half the endowment…
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
…broadly, American agriculture, want NAFTA to continue and preserve huge gains since the deal first took effect in the early 1990s. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Imports More U.S. Trash than Ag Products
…exports in 2016 to China were worth $14 billion, while corn was worth $1 billion, and pork products worth $715 million. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
…nearly 500,000 unfilled computing jobs in the U.S. and that number is expected to triple by the end of next year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
World Wildlife Fund UK: Meat Production is Killing the Planet
…that feeding animals with crops that could be eaten by humans is an inefficient way to add protein to our diet. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Beef Exports Remain Strong, Pork Slightly Lower
…nine percent above last year’s record pace at 1.61 million metric tons, while export value increased 11 percent to $4.21 billion. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Business Leaders to Talk Trade with Mexico
…proposals to add a five-year termination clause and roll back the access of Canadian and Mexican firms to U.S. procurement contracts. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Agriculture Changes Expected in KORUS Revisions
…U.S. will pressure South Korea for changes, while also “asking for unreasonable adjustments to South Korea’s action on automobiles and steel.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Sage Grouse Comment Period Announced
…45-day comment period which will end in November. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: By Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Sacramento,…
House Agriculture Working on 2018 Farm Bill
…North American Free Trade Agreement, and to urge Canada to take the negotiations seriously, while working quickly to finish the effort. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
A team of technical staff from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is heading to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that…