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EU’s ag trade barriers firmly in the crosshairs

08/01/18 6:40 AM By Bill Tomson

It was more than two months ago, in early May, when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sat down on a Tuesday morning with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in his second-floor office suite at USDA headquarters to discuss how they could push the Europeans into lowering trade barriers on U.S. farm commodities.

Severe drought adds new concerns about USDA’s market assistance program

08/01/18 6:35 AM By Sara Wyant

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When USDA officials announced last week that they were planning to help farmers hard hit by trade disputes with up to $12 billion in assistance, the news was largely welcomed in farm country as a way to provide short-term relief. But new concerns are emerging.

USDA seeks comments on e-Connectivity Pilot Program

08/01/18 6:10 AM By Daniel Enoch

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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is inviting comments on the implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program established in the omnibus spending bill approved in March.

Perdue pushes for inclusion of ag in US-EU trade talks

07/30/18 4:38 PM By Bill Tomson

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Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue was adamant in his comments to reporters today that the myriad ag issues that separate the U.S. and European Union be negotiated in upcoming trade talks, but EU officials again said that wouldn’t happen.

Flames scorch promising Oregon wheat crop

07/25/18 6:40 AM By Spencer Chase

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Fires in Oregon wheat fields have claimed thousands of crop acres and taken the life of a farmer seeking to stop a blaze from spreading, and the damage to pocketbooks might not be over yet.

USDA unveils $12B plan to help farmers suffering from tariffs

07/25/18 1:26 AM By Bill Tomson

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The USDA on Tuesday rolled out an outline of a $12 billion assistance plan amid growing anger from lawmakers and farm groups over the impacts of foreign tariffs on farm commodities.

USDA earmarking $12B in trade assistance

07/24/18 1:09 PM By Bill Tomson

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USDA officials are scrambling to put together a presentation on an assistance program to help mitigate the tens of billions of dollars in damage that’s expected to be done to farmers and ranchers as a result of the Trump administration’s multifront trade war with China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union and elsewhere.

Trump administration to farmers: Hold fast in rough times ahead

07/18/18 7:06 AM By Bill Tomson

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The Trump administration dispatched two of its top trade officials to meet with farm groups last week and the message was straightforward: The trade war that has generated tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on U.S. farm commodities isn’t likely to be over soon, and the ag sector needs to prepare for a lot more pain.

Hutchins picked to be top USDA science official

07/16/18 8:47 PM By Philip Brasher

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Scott Hutchins, the global leader of integrated field sciences for Corteva Agriscience, will be nominated by President Donald Trump to be USDA’s undersecretary for research, education and economics.

USDA announces almost $2 billion in hurricane, wildfire disaster assistance

07/16/18 11:18 AM By Spencer Chase

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The Department of Agriculture is making available just under $2 billion for producers affected by hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 in a new program officially launching today.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Duane Simpson - National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week's Open Mic guest is Duane Simpson, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The group held their annual fly-in last week and lobbied congressional leaders to complete a new farm bill and pass ag labor reform legislation, among other issues. Simpson says farmers are stressed with high input costs and low commodity prices threatening the survival of many operations nationwide.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on farm bill, PIIE's Alan Wolff on tariffs & trade

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman says he plans to have a markup this summer on his version of the farm bill. New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján joins Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on the bill and changes he'd like to see in the markup.

Plus, Alan Wolff with the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains what Congress was trying to solve with the Trade Act of 1974 and what may happen after the Section 122 tariffs expire.

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