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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

NACD President Tim Palmer

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Tim Palmer, president of the National Association of Conservation Districts. With a continued emphasis on climate change and sustainability in Washington, the work of conservation stewards nationwide is coming into clear view. The Iowa farmer says conservation practices help to mitigate national disasters like floods and wildfires. Palmer welcomes new initiatives by farm groups and USDA to reduce farming’s environmental impact while increasing productivity. Conservation programs survived debate in the 2018 farm bill, but Palmer says program funds should be maintained and staff restored to local conservation offices.

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Meet the Farm Hand

02.19.2020

Meet the Farm Hand: Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, USTR

In this interview, we sit down with Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, assistant U.S. Trade Representative for agricultural affairs and commodity policy at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. We discuss past trade deals, her favorite negotiations to work on, how one balances a personal life with working on U.S. trade deals, and her plans after retirement.

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