NAFTA Agriculture Ministers See ‘Few’ Differences Over Trade
Category: Policy
(Agriculture.com) - The U.S., Canada, and Mexico have “relatively few” differences on agricultural trade, the three... Full Story
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Perdue Names Three Acting Deputy Secretaries
(Southwest Farm Press) - As Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue continues to reorganize the USDA... Full Story
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ASTA Outlines Priorities for NAFTA Renegotiation
Category: Policy
(Ag Professional) - On June 12, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) submitted comments to the Office... Full Story
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Lighthizer Warning: Buy GMOs or Expect a Fight
(Agriculture.com) - The Trump administration will attack overseas regulations that restrict the export of GMO crops and other products resulting from American technological innovation, said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer at the first meeting of a newly created interdepartmental task force on rural America... Full Story
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600 Organizations Oppose Trump Administration’s Rural Development Cuts
Category: Policy
(Southwest Farm Press) - Nearly 600 organizations sent a letter to Congress opposing the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development. The letter also lamented cuts to rural development... Full Story
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Farmers Strongly Favor Renegotiation of NAFTA
Category: Policy
(Agriculture.com) - U.S. farmers and ranchers, who voted overwhelmingly for President Trump... Full Story
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Farm Futures Rely On Strong Crop Insurance
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Miscellaneous, Policy, Sugar
(AG Week) - In parts of Agweek country, conditions have... Full Story
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Sugar Dispute on Track to Impact NAFTA for U.S. Farmers
(Wallace's Farmer) - American farmers count on Mexico to buy our corn, soybeans, pork, dairy... Full Story
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Straight from D.C.: Agricultural Perspectives
(Ag Professional) - On May 23, the Office of Management and Budget released the President’s full budget proposal for fiscal year 2018. In total, it recommends that Congress spend just under $4.1 trillion for the next fiscal year, with increases for defense, homeland security, and veterans programs, and cuts almost every place else... Full Story
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Trump Budget Cuts May Stir Backlash in Rural America
Category: Policy
(Agriculture.com) - President Donald Trump’s proposals to slash federal aid to the poor, the sick... Full Story
