…$2.5 billion. First identified as an ozone-depleting compound in 1991, methyl bromide was scheduled for phaseout in the United States by 2005 under the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement to…
Monsanto Allowing Bayer Limited Access to its Books
…Bayer have yet to sign a non-disclosure agreement, but Monsanto has granted Bayer a “limited drip of information.” A non-disclosure agreement would allow Bayer to conduct due diligence on Monsanto…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…workers. That’s also why it’s so important to get our trade agreements right. We need balanced agreements that allow consumers to save and producers to grow. We need trade agreements…
Meeting Emissions Goals
The American Trucking Association said it was cautiously optimistic that phase two of the Obama Administration’s standards for greenhouse gas and fuel emissions in commercial trucks are reachable. They also…
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place Without the U.S.
Representatives from Australia, Singapore, and other countries in the Far East and Pacific Rim are in Vietnam this week, negotiating a trade agreement that could potentially take the place of…
Trump’s New Ag Advisors Take Aim at Regulatory Overreach
…trade is to agriculture.” He said both major party candidates say they are against the TPP agreement but support trade, adding “they need to articulate what that means.” From the…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…Project Water Contractors held public negotiations to arrive at the Agreement in Principle, which includes the proposal to extend the expiration date of the water supply contracts to December 31,…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…efficiency and cut carbon pollution, while bolstering energy security and spurring manufacturing innovation. The final phase two standards were called for by President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, and respond to…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
…1 but was postponed to September first. The recent talks ended without China backing down from the threat of tougher sanctions, but talks between the two governments are expected to…
Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming
The White House let Congress know last Friday morning that it will be bringing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to lawmakers in a move that’s intended to bring new energy to…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
…can now import unlimited quantities of U.S. sorghum duty-free under the existing U.S.-Peru free trade agreement. A small group of USGC representatives visited the country last month and will follow…
Port Workers Agree to Discuss Contract Extension
…of another round of long delays, which were seen at the biggest West Coast ports from mid-2014 to February 2015. The vote is welcome news for agriculture and trade groups,…
More About the Almond Alliance of CA
…a memorandum of agreement with the Almond Board of California which serves like a contract between the two organizations. This allows the Almond Board to basically be a consultant for…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…of Industrial Milk (CANILEC). Suber Mulhern and Suber characterized the summit as re-energizing a relationship forged under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which came into force in 1994….