…even odds that weak La Niña conditions will develop this fall and winter. La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific. It represents…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…trans-disciplinary, for example bringing biological and physical scientists together with economists and social scientists to address challenges in a holistic manner. The SCRI program has five focus areas including research…
Prospects for a Vote on TPP Improving Slightly
Several prominent politicians have recently made comments that would seem to boost prospects for a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the lame-duck session of Congress after the elections. A…
Presidential Debate Touches on Trade and Regulations
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton talked trade as one of the topics of the first presidential debate on Monday night. Trump accused Clinton of supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation…
Chance for TPP Passage Slim
Vice President Joe Biden said last week the chances for Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal were slim. Biden said he sees a “less than even chance”…
Farmers Urging Congress to Swiftly Move on TPP Agreement
Through groups like the National Corn Growers Association and the American Farm Bureau, thousands of farmers are asking Congress to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement quickly. NCGA says more…
Farm Bureau: “Move Swiftly on TPP Trade Agreement”
…work together to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement by year-end. In a letter sent this morning, presidents of the four groups laid out the important benefits expected to accrue…
Organic Acreage Increase Misleading
…2015 increase “does not reflect a significant increase in crop acres,” Bering Pacific Ranches received the Alaska certification last year for a range that is home to roughly 6,000 head…
Vietnam Set to Delay TPP Vote on Heals of U.S. Election
Vietnam is set to delay ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership until next year, as anxiety is rising over the deal in the U.S. Congress and the anti-trade presidential campaigns. A top…
Food Products Database
…public and private sectors that can improve the health and quality of life for millions of people, if it can be made more readily available,” said Vilsack. “The partnership that…
TPP Pork Producers’ No. 1 Priority During Fly-In
Getting a vote this year on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was the top issue on which pork producers from around the country lobbied their congressional lawmakers this week during…
Countries in TPP Won’t Renegotiate Terms of the Deal
The countries that signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal decided this week that they will not renegotiate terms of the deal. The Japanese TPP Minister confirmed that the…
U.S. Files WTO Complaint Against China
…enforce the high standards won in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ranging from market access for United States agriculture exports, labor and intellectual property rights, protection of the environment, and keeping…
September Crop Production Report
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Region Office released the crop production forecast for September. The latest survey, which was conducted during the last week of August and the first week of September,…