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US ag exports suffer as USTR suspends a key trade tie with Burma during unrest

03/29/21 11:46 AM By Bill Tomson
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The U.S. on Monday suspended a formal trade tie with Burma two months after a military coup and the arrest of the country’s elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and others in her National League for Democracy party. The U.S. action comes after years of increasing agricultural trade with Burma amid warming relations between the two countries, but that progress is now threatened.
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Daybreak March 4: Boozman warns of cuts as Dems try to pass stimulus

03/04/21 9:13 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson
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A key Republican says the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Democrats are pushing through the Senate will lead to automatic cuts in farm programs and other forms of federal spending. Sen. John Boozman, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, is referring to the Congressional Budget Office’s determination that the legislation would trigger the budget sequestration process under the 2011 budget law.
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Daybreak March 3: Vilsack’s goal: Address impact of racism

03/03/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson
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In an interview with Agri-Pulse, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s open to helping aspiring Black farmers acquire the acreage they need by tapping federal land holdings. Vilsack made clear that his goal as secretary is to address the impact of a legacy of discrimination against minority farmers. It’s no longer an issue of just compensating producers who were the victims of discrimination themselves.


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