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Strawberries: A crop of opportunity for Mexican-Americans

06/05/19 6:35 AM By Ed Maixner

Mexican immigrants have gradually advanced from farmworker to become the most typical California strawberry farmer, but now they faces challenges over labor and affordable farmland.

Would you like some meth with your fresh produce?

03/06/19 6:14 AM By Sara Wyant

Drug smugglers keep looking for unique ways to transport drugs across our southern border, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have successfully uncovered recent attempts to pack drugs along with strawberries and avocados coming in from Mexico.

U-California, strawberry breeders settle lawsuit over varieties.

09/27/17 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2017 - The University of California Regents and California Berry Cultivars (CBC) have settled a lawsuit over ownership of strawberry varieties.

U.S. negotiators pledge 'ambitious' NAFTA round

08/15/17 6:00 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2017 - U.S. negotiators say they plan this week to lay out a significant amount of proposed text for a new North American Free Trade Agreement as they try to accelerate the three-country talks.

U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack

This week’s guest on Open Mic is the President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. While dairy policy improvements in the 2018 farm bill have helped the financial plight of many milk producers, Vilsack says it’s the global trade front that presents the best opportunity for improvement to the bottom line. Vilsack hopes for a positive conclusion to a trade deal with Japan and says the Chinese market holds tremendous opportunity for U.S. dairy. Vilsack highlights global paradigms that could lead to greater demand for U.S. dairy products from both health conscious consumers and for feed for growing livestock herds.

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09.19.2019

Washington Week in Review: Sept. 19, 2019: CR, CCC, Appropriations

Congress is working to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, and farm policy is playing a key role in the discussions. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on a funding debate that involved accusations of everything from partisanship to racism.