Everett Griner talks about the United States leaving TTP hurting agriculture in today’s Agri View. Well, all 12 nations that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have signed the agreement….
Global Crop Protection Groups Announce Data Transparency
Global crop protection associations have agreed to a safety data transparency initiative. CropLife America announced the partnership with its European counterpart as a voluntary commitment to enable more public access…
NRCS, Partners Seek to Assist Bi-State Sage-Grouse Area Ranchers with Conservation through Partnership Project
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Livestock in Harmony with Bi-State Sage-Grouse project. This RCPP project contains two funding…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…summer that started in the Southeast and continued through the year in the Southwest, Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West and Pacific Northwest. At peak season, more than 28,000 personnel were dispatched…
USDA Under Secretary Remains Optimistic on Trade Despite Tariffs
…deal of discussion on ways to lower import tariffs on U.S. ag exports into Asia. “Whether we pursue a bilateral agreement, as the President wants, or possibly rejoin the Trans-Pacific…
Study: Trump Tariffs to Cost an Estimated 24,000 Agriculture Jobs
A study by the Trade Partnership estimates that the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs will cost 495,000 jobs in the United States. That figure is up from a previous…
U.S. Will Engage With TPP-11 Countries Regarding Fair Trade
…known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, or the CPTPP, was signed last week by the 11 remaining nations involved in the agreement. Tillerson made the comments last…
Dairy Export Market Relies on NAFTA
…established Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership along with the renegotiations to modernize the Global Agreement between the EU and Mexico will increase the level of competition for the…
TPP Leaves U.S. Behind
The 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries officially left the U.S. behind Thursday, signing an amended agreement that does not include the United States. The 11 nations signed what is…
Charring Experience Helps Conservation Planner Assist Others
…for California’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The award will be given at the annual partnership award dinner of the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) conference in Sacramento…
USTR Wants Renewal of Trade-Promotion Authority
…those discussions could be with Japan, Vietnam, and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership if they’re interested. Politico quotes Lighthizer as saying, “The Trump administration will aggressively negotiate trade deals…
Treasury Secretary Mentions U.S. Possibly Re-joining TPP
Mnuchin It’s been over a year since President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the multinational Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. is willing to discuss…
Wenger Headlines California State Fair Award Recipients
…industry has been a great partnership with the CA State Fair and the Ag Advisory Council. I am truly humbled to receive this honor.” Wenger In addition to the Agriculturalist…
Confirmation of Northey for USDA Applauded
…along with the National Conservation Partnership, sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., in support of the swift confirmation of…