Tariff “Policy Shock” Is Real and Destructive
The pre-pandemic trade wars finally have a price tag for American agriculture: $27 billion.
That’s how much export income we lost from the middle of 2018 to th...
China
Protecting the Technology That Feeds the World
Deputy Cass Bollman was about to enjoy a coffee break at a gas station in Iowa when the alert came across his radio: "Asian male wearing a suit walking through...
Technology Access is Key to Sustainable Agriculture, Regardless of Where you Farm
A stone bridge spans the river that divides the Turkish city of Adana.
Taskopru is a symbol of Adana the way the Golden Gate Bridge is a symbol of San Franc...
A Phase One US - China Trade Agreement Reality Check
Will the coronavirus outbreak unravel President Trumps new trade deal with China?
The export boom from that trade deal will take longer because of the...
The Drone Farming Revolution Is Coming to China
In this video, reposted from Fortune.com, hear Justin Gong, co-founder of XAG, a drone company that works with small-scale farmers, discuss how their drones hel...
Farmer's Caught Between Unenforced Trade Agreements and Political Gamemanship
We're not quite halfway through our harvest here in Canada: The lentils and barley are done, the canola is starting to come in, and soon we'll get to the durum ...
News: China's Big Bet On Genome Edited Crops
Science
To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops
By Jon Cohen - July 29, 2019 (www.sciencemag.org)
This story, the first in a series o...
False start on Canada and China trade talks - news for week of Dec 4
News items related to ag tech, biotech, trade ? and perhaps some other interesting topics out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page through...
China's new silk road- news for week of May 15
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 throughout t...
Water deal finally coming for California ag? - news for week of December 12
News items related to ag biotech, trade ? and perhaps some other interesting items out there related to agriculture ? will be posted on this page throughout the...