A recent ruling by a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute panel on November 24 has issued a disappointing decision for the U.S. dairy industry. The ruling allows Canada to maintain restrictions…
AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part One
Things are heating up over the EATS Act. Supporters of the bill say the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would prevent states from regulating farmers and ranchers nationwide. But…
AgNet Weekly: Senator Cramer on Foreign Ownership of U.S. Ag Land
How much of our U.S. ag land should belong to our adversaries? About three percent of agricultural land in the United States is owned by foreign entities. But U.S. Senator…
AgNet Weekly: Ethan Lane and Representative Victoria Spartz
This week, Sabrina reported on a proposed amendment to the ag appropriations bill. The amendment states that none of the funds made available by the bill may be used to…
AgNet Weekly: NAFB President Joe Gill on S1669, the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act
Some car makers have decided to not include AM radio in new vehicles. A number of groups have spent months fighting that decision, including emergency management organizations, former members of…
AgNet Weekly: Representative Doug LaMalfa on Farm Labor Working Group
Congress is looking into farm labor needs around the nation, but it is a challenging task. The House Agriculture Committee recently announced the creation of the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working…
AgNet Weekly: Dr. Margaret Worthington on New EPA Regulations for Gene Editing
Fruit and vegetable plant breeders who use gene editing are now facing more regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA recently increased oversight of some gene-edited crops and added…
India Trade Agreement Good for Producers Around U.S.
…access.” President Trump negotiated deals with Mexico and Canada and signed the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), the only trade deal that fixes the trade war tariffs until the new agreement…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 06-26-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers trade with India, biological solutions, investments in underserved producers, along with USMCA and…
AgNet Weekly: Dan Kildee on Mexico, GMO Corn, and the USMCA
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) says if Mexico’s president wanted to restrict GMO corn from the U.S., the time to do that was more than three years ago, before he agreed…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 06-14-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers an update on the statewide pesticide notification program, USMCA, a proposed bipartisan bill…
Congressman Says Mexico is Too Late to Change USMCA Terms
…US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). That’s the sentiment of Congressman Dan Kildee of Michigan (D-MI-08). Congressman Dan Kildee of Michigan (D-MI-08) “Our view is there’s nothing in the USMCA that gives him…
McKalip Discusses Specialty Crops, GMO Corn, Dairy Trade at Summit
…USMCA panel found that Canada’s allocation measures did not coincide with its USMCA obligations. Canada did make changes to the measures; however, the US says they still do not meet…
Dispute Settlement Consultations Requested for Mexico’s GM Restrictions
…innovation.” The consultations are being requested under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding Mexico’s Presidential Decree on genetically modified (GM) corn. “The USMCA was written to ensure that producers in all…