…as DTN points out the optimism comes as farmers continue dealing with lower commodity prices, large crop estimates, and trade worries. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ag Trade Group: China Tariffs a Tax on Farmers
A U.S. agricultural trade group says the tariffs announced by China are a tax on U.S. agriculture. Farmers for Free Trade, a coalition formed to promote agricultural trade, says the…
China Enacts Tariffs Targeting U.S. Pork
…said the action by the U.S. had “severely damaged” the multilateral trade system. China also made a World Trade Organization filing last week to seek consultations regarding the issue. From…
Agri View: Bad Trade Deal for Agriculture
Everett Griner talks about the United States leaving TTP hurting agriculture in today’s Agri View. Well, all 12 nations that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have signed the agreement….
Chinese Tariff Increase Will Be Tough on California Ag
…tariff increase of 25 percent. “It’s very disappointing to see the United States pull back from a more liberal trade stance,” said California Association of Winegrape Growers President John Aguirre….
Farmers for Free Trade Continues Ad Campaign Aimed at President Trump
Farmers for Free Trade released another television ad on Thursday as part of the effort to highlight the damaging impact retaliation from a series of new tariffs will have on…
Ag Groups Get a Face-to-Face with USTR Negotiator
…Trump’s trade decisions has frustrated U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who says he’s “tired of it.” He adds that the industry efforts have been “unhelpful to the administration’s trade agenda,”…
MLB Fans Predicted to Eat More than 19 Million Hot Dogs in 2018
…Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, to SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The hot dog total alone would reach as high as 5,332 One World Trade Centers, the tallest building in…
Lighthizer Hopeful of New NAFTA Deal
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told CNBC television Wednesday he is “hopeful” there will be compromise and a deal reached on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). His comments…
KORUS Agreement a Relief to Agriculture
Agriculture was ‘left out’ of the U.S.-Korea (KORUS) Free Trade Agreement renegotiation effort, a relief to the sector. For many in agriculture, there was more to lose than gain in…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-28-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Several California crops were named by China to be targeted in trade retaliation the lack of…
Trade Coalition Launches Effort Against U.S. Tariffs
A new effort seeks to protect U.S. agriculture from trade retaliation. Americans for Farmers and Families Tuesday announced the “Retaliation Hurts Rural Families” project. Former Missouri state lawmaker and spokesperson…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
…The Alternative Manure Management Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap and Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy,…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-27-18
…March. Also, NCBA President Kevin Kester spoke at the recent ASFMRA California Chapter conference and got to share the China trade actions with the crowd as they were announced by…