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Finger pointing on protectionism – news for week of Apr 17

Global Farmer NetworkApril 18, 2017

News items related to ag tech, biotech, trade – and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture – will be posted on this page througho...

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TPP Would Support Exports That Farmers Rely On

Andrew WeidemannOctober 27, 2016

If you’ve ever enjoyed an Australian beer such as Crown Lager or Fosters, there’s a chance you’ve tasted something I’ve grown on my farm. Since the 1980s, my...

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Brexit decision looming – news of the week (June 6)

Global Farmer NetworkJune 6, 2016

News items related to ag biotech, trade – and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture – will be posted on this page thro...

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Words Matter: When a port “Strike” became “Slowdown” we all paid

Tim BurrackOctober 29, 2015

The word “longshoremen” is an example of slang that’s gone mainstream. It comes from the days of clipper ships. When they showed up in port, the call went out f...

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TPP Negotiations Reaching Toward the End Zone

Ross KorvesApril 15, 2015

Chief negotiators for the 12 countries working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) will meet again on April 23-26 near Washington,...

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U.S. Dairy Prices and World Trade

Ross KorvesJanuary 22, 2015

The average all-milk price received by U.S. farmers for 2014 according to USDA was a record high of $23.97 per hundredweight (CWT), almost 20 percent higher tha...

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Impact of the TPP on the Japanese Agri-Food Sector

Ross KorvesDecember 4, 2014

Momentum on completing negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) has been slowed partly due to Japan’s concern about the impact...

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WTO Rules Against India on Poultry Import Restrictions

Ross KorvesOctober 23, 2014

In March of 2012, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk requested formal consultations with India under WTO dispute settlement provisions on India’s 2007 prohibiti...

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President Obama Urged to Consult with Chinese about Biotech Crops

Ross KorvesOctober 16, 2014

Thirteen associations representing a broad cross-section of the U.S. agricultural export value chain recently wrote President Obama requesting his attention to ...

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TPP Negotiators Make Progress, But It’s Not a Done Deal

Ross KorvesSeptember 11, 2014

As a 10-day meeting of chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam, wound down, the outcome was about as ex...

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Finger pointing on protectionism – news for week of Apr 17

TPP Would Support Exports That Farmers Rely On

Brexit decision looming – news of the week (June 6)

Words Matter: When a port “Strike” became “Slowdown” we all paid

TPP Negotiations Reaching Toward the End Zone

U.S. Dairy Prices and World Trade

Impact of the TPP on the Japanese Agri-Food Sector

WTO Rules Against India on Poultry Import Restrictions

President Obama Urged to Consult with Chinese about Biotech Crops

TPP Negotiators Make Progress, But It’s Not a Done Deal