…trade before the start of the 2014 citrus shipping season is the result of a lot of effort by a number of USDA employees, who worked very closely with their…
China Reopens Doors for CA Citrus
…as a major component of the decision to reopen the doors. The new agreement is for two years to start, and includes new, stricter measures for the citrus industry. Measures…
Froman ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About TTIP Talks
Michael B. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman talked with cattle producers about ongoing trade negotiations, and offered a positive outlook. Froman on TTIP Froman told the…
NFU on COOL: Consumers Have a Right To Know
…imports of food. Recently, a District Court of Appeals ruled in favor of COOL 9-2. However, the World Trade organization will have a say as well. Johnson questions the small…
Mexico Trade Mission and Ag Labor Issues – Looking Forward
(Photo courtesy of ca.gov Planting Seeds) While in Mexico City last week, Governor Brown met with Secretary Navarrete Prida of the Mexican Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and signed…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…aids and outreach tools for the new Agricultural Risk Coverage Program and Price Loss Coverage Program. Awards totaling $6 million were announced in May 2014. On August 1, farmers and…
As Trade Mission to Mexico Ends, Collaborative Efforts Will Continue
…find solutions on cross-border trade delays. The businesses and government officials we had the pleasure to meet we very receptive to strengthening the trade, investment and cooperation between Mexico and…
California and Mexico – a Win-Win Relationship
…The company also stressed cooperation and a “win-win” relationship that California and Mexico can share. In celebrating the successes of the 20th Anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement…
Sec. Ross in Mexico City for Governor Brown’s Trade Mission
…further collaboration. That is why we have several individuals traveling on the Governor’s trade mission representing the agricultural sector. We have trade organizations representing organic products, pistachios, tree fruit, wine…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…Forestry University in Shaanxi province, and the University of California, Davis, today signed a memorandum of agreement that lays the groundwork for establishing the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…The grants announced today are contingent upon the recipients meeting the terms of the grant agreement. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA Rural Development has invested more than…
United States – Korea Streamline Organic Trade
…to Korea’s growing market for organic products. The arrangement between the two nations will take effect on July 1, 2014. “Korea is a growing, lucrative market for U.S. organic products,…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…international trade, while protecting American nurseries and growers. Through the NCPN, industry, research, extension and regulatory communities collaborate to ensure an abundant supply of healthy specialty crop propagative materials. The…
USDA and USTR Name New Members to Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today announced the appointment of 19 additional members to six agricultural trade advisory committees. “The agricultural trade advisory committees provide…