American ag sows the seeds for foreign markets of the future

03/19/19 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson

Farm groups are scouring the globe and painstakingly laying the groundwork for trade over the next two decades.

USTR declares success for agriculture at WTO meeting

12/14/17 4:00 PM By Bill Tomson

The World Trade Organization is heading down a new and more trade-friendly path and that will benefit the U.S. ag sector, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer declared at the end of the group’s 11th ministerial meeting this week in Buenos Aires.

NAFTA renegotiation – the sooner the better?

05/31/17 11:50 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2017 - Farm groups and farm-state lawmakers are increasingly looking at the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement as if you were removing a big bandage.

Branstad has bipartisan support to be the next ambassador to China

05/03/17 11:04 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 - Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad breezed through two hours of detailed questioning Tuesday at his confirmation hearing to be the next ambassador to China, ...

Trump’s China ambassador vows to make beef trade and biotechnology priorities

02/23/17 1:00 PM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2017 – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, President Trump’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, said today that if confirmed he will make it a priority to get China to lift its ban on U.S. beef and reform its biotechnology approval process.

Lights go out on CIA nominee

01/12/17 2:00 PM By Bill Tomson

Witnesses and senators were shocked today as the main power went out at the start of a confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's CIA chief nominee.

'Export Exchange 2016' key to U.S. ethanol profitability

10/27/16 3:32 PM

The ethanol industry is watching closely as more than 200 foreign grain buyers from more than 35 countries are in Detroit this week for Export Exchange 2016. Significantly, the buyers at the conference include two teams from China despite the Asian nation°s bombshell rulings that thre

National Pork Board CEO Bill Even

This week’s Open Mic guest is Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board. Last year proved challenging for the nation’s swine producers and the pork industry despite a record-setting pace for global pork sales. While the new year offers challenges from higher feed costs, Even suggests the packing industry is processing animals at near capacity and demand for pork remains robust from both domestic and global markets. A continuing shift of consumers purchasing food online has brought new avenues in product promotion and associations in the food industry to reach consumers. Even says net-zero emissions for producing swine is attainable building on a well-documented path of sustainable production practices.

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Opinion: Policymakers have a huge opportunity to leverage venture investment in food and agriculture. Here’s how.

In this opinion piece, Sanjeev Krishnan with S2G Ventures outlines a path that policymakers can follow to avoid the issues that arise when policy lags behind food and ag tech investment and innovation.

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Less than a week into his second stint on the job, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has already identified the key immediate priorities for USDA to address. Vilsack addresses those priorities and more in this interview with Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher, Spencer Chase and Sara Wyant.

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