…changes” regarding the trade deficit, a key Trump administration priority. After a failed round of talks, the renegotiation effort was extended into next year. The next set of negotiations will…
Ag Exports Key to Trump NAFTA Deficit Strategy
…Lighthizer “made that very clear” that the administration seeks to increase ag exports. Roberts says the administration needs to have its chief agricultural negotiator at the table. Gregg Doud’s nomination…
Farm State Senators Keep Pressure on EPA
…Trump administration’s stance on biofuels. Ernst says, “We want to know that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is going to follow the spirit of the law. I have no doubt that…
TPP Members Nearing Agreement
…heading closer to reality. TPP was worth an estimated $4 billion annually to U.S. agriculture. However, upon taking office ten months ago, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the…
NAFTA Talks Reach Standstill
…Mexico have now agreed to extend the talks into 2018, failing to meet the Trump Administration’s goal to conclude the talks by the end of this year. The move comes…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…commercialize their ventures.” Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is coordinated by the Small Business Administration and administered by 11 federal agencies, including USDA. It encourages…
AFBF Backs Timely Reg Review of Food Production Tools
…came in response to a bipartisan letter from 79 members of the House to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator…
Canada “Flatly Rejects” U.S. Dairy Proposal
…rejects” the proposal by the United States. The proposal would effectively kill Canada’s supply management system by fully eliminating tariffs on supply-managed products over ten years. President Donald Trump earlier…
NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers”
…and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final rule: “This is a victory for America’s cattle and beef producers – and it’s a victory for America’s consumers. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue deserves…
Pork Producers Applaud Withdraw Of GIPSA Rules
The Trump administration announced it will withdraw regulations related to the buying and selling of livestock, a move strongly commended by the National Pork Producers Council, which opposed the Obama-era…
Governors Write Trump Regarding RFS
Four ethanol-state governors are expressing concerns regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard to President Donald Trump. In a letter, Monday, the governors of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota, told the…
Capitol Hill Asking “When” will NAFTA Withdraw Notice Come
…points out that folks on Capitol Hill are starting to ask “when” not “if” President Trump will issue a notice to withdraw from NAFTA. The U.S. hardball approach on dairy…
Business Leaders Push to Keep KORUS Intact
…the agreement and Korea has agreed to a renegotiation effort by the Trump administration. However, the two business councils, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, expressed concern with the…
U.S., Japan, Planning Another Trade Meeting
…of the U.S.-Japan economic dialogue launched by the Trump administration in the wake of Trump’s decision to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Japan is expected to propose to change…