…array of animal species that make up the generic ‘ornamental aquarium fish trade’ is staggering. Around 2,000 species and millions of specimens are traded annually in the ornamental fish trade…
Western View: Family Vacation
…most unusual aircraft ever built. But there is so much more to see: World War 2 fighters and bombers, the first jet fighters built in the 1950s, target drones, a…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…of trade. However, climate change will affect the quantity of produce available for export and import as well as prices (Figure 6.3). The cumulative impacts of climate change will ultimately…
Interview with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
Vilsack AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill talks with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about his recent trip to Asia, trade and the Trans Pacific Partnership, and the upcoming election. Ag…
NPPC Capital Update
…trade agreement with the United States, and Obama pointing out that the two countries could more immediately address trade issues through a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. (TIFA provides a…
Two Sides of TPP
…is important for American agriculture, a trade agreement that does little to fix currency manipulation, reign in foreign predatory trade practices, or improve the $531 billion trade imbalance is not…
Therapy for Veterans
…a rustic setting in nature to help promote healing and a peaceful death for veterans of war. Central Oregon is home to approximately 17,000 veterans, including veterans from WWII, the…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and Trade: Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., $482,831 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., $398,186 University of California-Davis, Davis, Calif., $474,132 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., $499,872 Albany State University, Albany,…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…(USTR). It identifies trade barriers to U.S. companies and products due to the intellectual property policies, such as copyright, patents, trademarks and geographical indications in other countries. Increasingly, those barriers…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…a preview of what’s to come in towns and cities nationwide, some warn. “We are billions of dollars behind where we could and should be,” said Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.),…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to address the needs of agriculture – including key dairy issues – in any free trade agreement with the European Union. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman,…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…States’ 11th-largest agricultural export market, with top products including cotton, tree nuts, soybeans, and dairy. Vietnam is a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Zone and has concluded free trade…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
…letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscoring “critical implementation components related to dairy trade.” The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation and…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…The TPP has been the top trade priority of NPPC, which led the agricultural industry in supporting the multilateral deal, which includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…