President Donald Trump told a crowd in Arizona earlier this week regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement talks that “I don’t think we can make a deal,” putting billions…
U.S. Moving Forward with WTO China Grains Case
…tariff-rate quotas at question include tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn. The request was initiated by the Obama administration last year, and the Trump administration is moving forward with the…
Wheat Growers Say NAFTA Can be Improved
…U.S. wheat buyers and wheat producers if negotiated correctly. NAWG will continue to work with the Administration to ensure wheat is present during the renegotiation discussions and that the new…
Producers Receive Favorable Decisions on Regulatory Matters
…onerous— ‘Waters of the US’ or ‘WOTUS’—is likely to be ditched. The EPA this week extended ‘til September 27th, the public comment period on the Trump Administration’s plans to repeal…
First Round of NAFTA Talks Conclude
…as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the U.S. wouldn’t accept a “tweaking” of the deal that President Trump says has failed Americans and gutted U.S. manufacturing. Experts tell Bloomberg…
Perdue Announces Tony Tooke as New Forest Service Chief
…Forest System; with oversight of Lands and Realty, Minerals and Geology, Ecosystem Management Coordination, Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers, the National Partnership Office, and Business Administration and Support Services….
EPA Extends WOTUS Repeal Comment Period
…in late June. The Trump administration plans to separately write a new regulation to replace the rule. Additionally, President Trump signed an executive order in February ordering EPA Administrator Scott…
U.S. Pork Gains Long-Awaited Access to Argentine Market
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applauds the Trump administration for negotiating U.S. pork access to the Argentine market. Argentina was among several countries with non-science based barriers to U.S….
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…after the Obama-era WOTUS is repealed. “We’re trying to fix the challenges from the 2015 rule, where the Obama Administration re-imagined their authority under the Clean Water Act and defined…
Roberts, McCaskill To Host Agriculture Security Roundtable
…Security and Government Affairs, recently passed the “Securing our Food and Agriculture Act,” which President Trump signed into law in July. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
U.S. to Pursue Other Trade Openings During NAFTA Talks
…Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers in June, the administration will pursue all means to expand exports. Lighthizer-expand trade President Trump this week signed a memorandum to direct a review of…
FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Ultra-Filtered Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is easing its policy on some domestic milk products, making a change the dairy industry has pushed for over the last 20 years. Trade…
Canada Bringing Guarded Optimism to NAFTA Talks
…added. Canada seems to think President Donald Trump’s NAFTA concerns are primarily with Mexico. However, Canadian officials are very concerned over U.S. efforts to gain concessions in politically contentious issues…
Trump Wants Produce Dumping Protection in NAFTA 2.0
…Morning Ag Report says that’s a move that will make Southeast growers happy, but it could also fuel criticism of the Trump administration’s protectionism. The proposal would make it easier…