Farming Through Extreme Climate Events Is A Global Challenge
We live on opposite sides of the world and we’ve never met in person—but as farmers who have confronted major natural disasters this month, we have a lot in com...
Trade
There Is Never a Good Time for a Trade War
When’s the worst time for the United States to engage in a trade war? The answer is right now. That’s partly because there’s never an appropriate moment t...
Don’t Forget Trade, Please
As Washington whispers about collusion and Ottawa sinks into a scandal that will dominate the media for months pre-election, the economies of the United States ...
The Great Guacamole Crisis of the 2019 Super Bowl That Wasn’t
Imagine a future with less guacamole. It might be here sooner than you think—especially if the United States further damages its trading relationship with Me...
Farmers Are Trusting President Trump to Deliver the Greatest Harvest Yet to Come
Here’s the thing that a lot of people misunderstand about farmers and President Trump: As much as farmers like me are worried about trade wars, we’ve done reall...
New Year – New Congress – New Opportunity to Support Trade
Congress should make a New Year’s resolution to support free trade in 2019. A number of pundits have assumed that as new leaders take formal control of the...
Step One to Stop Trade Wars: Ratify the USMCA Now
Time is ticking on trade—and our political leaders in Washington, DC must act immediately to protect American agriculture. Farmers like me expressed relief t...
Market Access Uncertainty Creates Planting Uncertainty
For farmers, planting decisions are always tough. We have to worry about weather, weeds, pests, soil conditions, crop disease, equipment, government policy, mar...
Phew! We have a DEAL!
What a relief. We finally have an updated NAFTA—a new North American trade agreement, following more than a year of hardball negotiations and sky-high levels...
Peace Arch Lesson for US-Canada Trade Negotiations
“May these gates never be closed,” says an inscription on the Peace Arch, a monument that straddles the border between Canada and the United States. Built almos...