Mandatory Meat COOL Now What?
For the fourth time in the last three years, the WTO has rejected regulations implementing the meat mandatory country of origin law (COOL) passed by the U.S. Co...
House Agriculture Committee
TPP Issues Remain to be Resolved
The chief negotiators for the 12 countries creating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement (FTA) are expected to hold their next meeting in Ha...
A New U.S. Farm Bill and Developing Countries
Concern about the impact of U.S. farm program legislation on farmers in developing countries has been part of the trade policy agenda since agriculture was incl...
U.S.-Brazil WTO Case Discussion Framework
The U.S. and Brazilian governments announced a framework for discussions related to a WTO case won by Brazil on trade-distorting U.S. export credit and cotton p...
Key farm-state lawmaker supports climate bill
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
By Josef Hebert and Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
June 24, 2009www.startribune.com
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Agric...
Farm Belt Lawmakers Challenge Climate Bill
Wall Street Journal
By Stephen Power and Siobhan Hughes
June 17, 2009
www.wsj.com
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said Tuesd...