Mexico is Finding Its Place in the Global Economy
A Mexican lawmaker wants to ban the import of corn grown in the United States. Senator Armando Rios Piter introduced the legislation in response to President...
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Creating a Positive Trade Future with TPP
The best way to predict the future is to create it. Some attribute this clever line to Abraham Lincoln and others to Peter Drucker. Yet it doesn’t matter who...
New Administration, New Approach to Trade and Regulation – news for week of Jan 23
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...
Appreciating President Obama’s Trade Support
President Obama mentioned trade only once during his farewell address on Tuesday night: “I agree that our trade should be fair and not just free.” In a speec...
A week to be thankful – news for week of Nov 21
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...
TPP Would Support Exports That Farmers Rely On
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...
Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food – America’s Farmers
We hear a lot of sharp talk these days about “the 1%.” Its members have too much. Or they don’t contribute enough. You’ve heard the complaints from politicians ...
Trade Demands Our Best and Makes Us Better
Trade demands our best and that makes us better. It makes us better producers because we seize more opportunities. It makes us better consumers because we en...
We Need an EPA Rooted in Sound Science
Trust the science and play by the rules. It’s that simple. The Environmental Protection Agency should remember these two principles as it thinks about a c...
A New Generation in Vietnam Looks to the Future and Supports TPP
Half a century ago, my country was at war with America. For two decades, a brutal conflict ravaged both the United States and Vietnam. I lost my grandparents in...