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

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.

This week’s guest on Open Mic is U.S. Senator Mike Rounds. The former South Dakota governor is well aware of the challenges 2019 has presented growers in his state including too much rain, lost markets, and ethanol demand destruction from the EPA’s implementation of the RFS. Rounds offers praise for the farm bill’s risk management tools and trade assistance from the White House and shares concern for a lack of conclusion to the USMCA trade deal. Rounds offers insight into his legislation on meat labeling laws and other challenges coming within the food industry.

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Opinion: Three voices. One message. Ratify USMCA now.

Joanna Lidback, USA dairy farmer; Cherilyn Nagel, Canadian grain farmer; and Gina Gutierrez, Mexican dairy farmer come together to share their thoughts on a full ratification of USMCA.

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Washington Week in Review: Nov. 14, 2019: USMCA, China, Brazil

Consideration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is inching closer and closer according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Hear more on that and updates on trade with China and Brazil in this week's video.

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