…(FMMO) that went into effect November 1, 2018. California is the largest milk-producing state in the country. “America’s dairy farmers face many challenges at home and abroad so working together…
Input Sought for Voluntary Organic Checkoff Program
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is asking for input from industry stakeholders regarding a voluntary organic checkoff program. The association recently announced a six-month endeavor to hear from the organic…
Countries Embrace Genome Editing in Contrast of EU’s Opinion
…at the World Trade Organization Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures reads in part: “Agricultural innovation has played an essential role in increasing yields and productivity in…
7th Agriculture Trade Mission to South Korea
…to South Korea such as citrus, almonds, rices, walnuts, beef, dairy and more. 7th Agriculture Trade Mission to South Korea About the Author Danielle Leal Facebook Twitter MMJ/Anchor for AgNet…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…Korea, Nov. 5-8. “Korea is consistently among the largest and most reliable export markets for U.S. agriculture and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS, has opened up even…
ASTA Applauds International Statement in Support of Plant Breeding Innovation
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) applauds the proactive, coordinated action by 13 countries, including the U.S., in signing onto the International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology. The…
WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture
…on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. “Precision biotechnologies such as genome…
The Dual Impacts of Proposed Ag Trade Disruption Payments
Trade facilitation program payments that were provided to aid farmers affected by tariffs may be having a secondary affect. USDA’s Rod Bain presented some insight from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Cancel Benefits of USMCA
Steel and aluminum tariffs by the U.S. will hurt agriculture more than NAFTA 2.0 will help. The updated North American Free Trade Agreement, known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would…
Vietnam Winning U.S.-China Trade War
Vietnam is emerging as the winner of the U.S.-China trade war. A new analysis by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China shows companies in China and the U.S….
Trump Administration Plans Hearing on Trade with Japan
…workers, farmers, and ranchers that should be addressed in the negotiations. Japan has previously sought to enter a trade agreement through other means, instead of a bilateral agreement, in an…
Updated TPP to Take Effect This Year
…backers of the agreement say it may be the most important trade agreement reached in more than two decades, modernizing agreements to reflect the rise of digital trade, services and…
Proposed Bill to Spur Agriculture Innovation
…research and development agreement of some sort. The bill language hopes to encourage private-public partnerships and allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to accept additional funding from other federal agencies,…
USDA Planning Trade Aid Round Two Distribution
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is readying round-two of trade mitigation payments for farmers. The payments are the second half of the $12 billion program by the Trump administration to…