…that Canada takes offense to. “It’s entirely inappropriate to view Canada as a national security threat to the United States,” says Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Edge, a…
Agri View: What is Going on with NAFTA?
…is that fruits and vegetables do not seem to fare well for United States farmers while Mexico is charged with “dumping” some of the same products on American and Canadian…
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
Under an export certificate recently negotiated between the two countries, the United States now can ship pork to Paraguay. The National Pork Producers Council welcomed the news. “Paraguay won’t be…
Injunction Prohibits Component of Pest Prevention and Management Program
…parks, school properties and the backyards of homeowners. “This is devastating,” said President and CEO of Western Agricultural Processors Association Roger Isom. “I know a lot of the ag community…
Agri View: Water Wars Coming to Close
Everett Griner talks about water war between New Mexico and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the war between Florida and Georgia in today’s Agri View. Both may…
Senate Confirms Key USTR Nominees
…Agricultural Negotiator, Dennis Shea as Deputy USTR (Geneva) and C. J. Mahoney as Deputy USTR (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere). Earlier this year, the NCC…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…consumers here in the United States.” An industry panel of judges selected the 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow, who all have had a Common Industry Audit completed on their farms….
Treasury Secretary Mentions U.S. Possibly Re-joining TPP
…he’s been in contact with the other countries about what it would take for the United States to reverse course. The New York Times says the president appears to have…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…processing plants. The Vegetables Summary suggests everyone loves tomatoes – it’s a billion-dollar crop for California and the United States. No matter which direction you drive in California, you will…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate
…is approved for application in over 250 agricultural crops throughout the United States. Despite scientific findings from hundreds of studies and conclusions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the…
Trump Says Re-entering TPP is “possible”
…Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last Friday. “TPP was a very bad deal for the United States,” said Trump. “There’s a possibility we could be going back in if offered…
Celebrating National Pistachio Day
…arrived in the United States sometime in the 1880s. But, they have been cultivated in the Middle East since Biblical times.The pistachio tree grows to about 20 feet tall needing…
McKinney Predicts Trade Deal With Japan
The top USDA trade official, Ted McKinney, says he anticipates a trade deal with Japan will likely take place if the United States doesn’t re-enter into the Trans-Pacific Partnership. McKinney…
Agri View: Changes Coming for Grading Pork
…cost. There is no grading to pork. Well, that is about to change. There are those who think grading will encourage U.S. consumption of more pork. You see, the United…