…members, enjoy the Annual WAPA Membership Dinner which features comedian Craig Shoemaker, experience the WAPA trade show, as well as participate in the annual golf tournament. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
U.S. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Ted McKinney recently led a historical trade mission to Colombia and Panama, which included a large group of American exporters. Colombia…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…directive for agricultural innovation well into the future.” American Seed Trade Association The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) praises the Executive Order (EO) by the Trump Administration in recognition of…
Walmart Takes Poultry Companies to Court
…laws. The claim Walmart asserts is that the poultry companies engaged in price fixing and trade restraint from 2008 to 2016. The 98-page complaint filed in the US District Court…
Dozens of Californians Appointed to USDA Ag Trade Advisory Committees
…private-sector interests of the U.S. agricultural industry. Other trade advisory committees include the ATAC for Trade in Animals and Animal Products, the ATAC for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
…framework. In addition, the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement sets unprecedented standards for agricultural biotechnology. For the first time, the agreement specifically addresses agricultural biotechnology to support 21st century innovations…
U.S. Pork Producers Seek Main Course, Not Crumbs
…result, U.S. pork is an attractive candidate for trade retaliation. America’s hog farmers – and many other sectors of U.S. agriculture – have been at the tip of the trade…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-11-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s episode, we clear up some news on trade relations with Mexico. Tariffs were…
The Western View: Part Two in the Water Wars
…behooves us to find solutions that work for both groups. The Western View: Part Two in the Water Wars I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 06-07-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Brian German. USDA Undersecretary Ted McKinney gives us an update on the overall trade environment as the…
Delay in E&J Gallo Acquisition of Constellation Brands
It looks like there has been a delay in the E&J Gallo-Constellation deal. After Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulators reviewed the $1.7 billion deal between Constellation Brands and E&J Gallo…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 06-04-19
…trade mission, and more information is becoming available on the latest trade mitigation package. AgNet West also hears from the Citrus Research Board about the organization’s annual Citrus Growers Educational…
Agriculture industry Responds to Progress of USMCA
…move forward with ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, preserving zero-tariff pork trade in North America for the long term; complete a trade agreement with Japan; and resolve the…