…tips for a food safe Thanksgiving: Tip 1: Don’t Wash That Turkey. According to the most recent Food Safety Survey, conducted by the Food and Drug Administration, 68 percent of…
Improve NAFTA, Don’t Withdraw From TPP
…be improved for the U.S. In the meantime, with the Obama Administration no longer pursuing passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, attention is turning to President-elect Trump. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Conaway urges CFTC to halt midnight rulemaking
…the final months of President Obama’s administration. In the letter, he asked Massad to refrain from “pushing through controversial regulations,”; adding, “While we may not agree on which regulations are…
Ousted Kansas Representative Wants Top USDA Post
Huelskamp Outgoing Kansas U.S. House Representative Tim Huelskamp (Hugh-els-camp), who lost his re-election bid in the Republican primary, says he was approached by President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team about becoming…
Canada Cattle Producers urge Trade Fight if Trump Revives COOL
…within Trump’s transition team detailed how the new administration would immediately initiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, according to Reuters. That could include…
New Zealand Wants to Talk Trade with Trump
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key wants to talk trade issues with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. In a phone call between the two this week, Key told Trump he wished…
Trump Election Leaves Agriculture Awaiting Clarification on Issues
A new report from Rabobank says the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States has the food and agriculture sector awaiting clarification on his policies and…
Senate Ag Committee Urges Obama to Press China on Biotech Approvals
…in China, but also their abilities to utilize the best and most innovative agricultural technologies in our fields at home in the U.S.” “As your administration prepares for the upcoming…
Western View: Trump Won, Now What?
…Turns out it was those of us who live in the sticks that made the difference. Rural Americans turned out in droves and voted for Trump. Trump, for all his…
Froman: TPP in Purgatory
…trade agenda has to be.” He encouraged President-elect Donald Trump to focus on strengthening the problem’s he sees in trade agreements including TPP and NAFTA. From the National Association of…
Obama Administration Giving up on Lame-Duck TPP Vote
…leadership earlier this year. The Obama administration had campaigned heavily in support of TPP before the elections in an effort to garner more support. Now, President-elect Donald Trump is expected…
Tackling Issues with Trump Administration
National Farmers Union (NFU) extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump, outlining opportunities to work together with the new administration on several common ground farm policy issues. “We…
Weak La Nina Weather Pattern Officially Arrives
…of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, “It’s anticipated to be a weak and short-lived event.” In the U.S., a typical La Nina means wetter weather in the northern…
Japan Passes TPP
…Trump rejects the deal. Japanese lawmakers approved the free trade deal that includes Japan, the U.S., and ten other countries that together make up 40 percent of the world’s economy….