US election… finally… here – news for week of Nov 7
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...
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TPP Negotiations Reaching Toward the End Zone
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,...
Trade Creates a World Primed for Peace
War dominates the news these days, from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to the battles splitting the Israelis and Palestinians. Last weekend, as Pope Fr...
Congress Begins to Address Trade Promotion Authority
For 80 years U.S. Presidents have negotiated trade agreements based on objectives jointly established by the President and Congress. That partnership during th...
Missing the Export Goal
As a New Jersey farmer, I remember and have been publicly supportive of President Obama’s export promise in 2010. And I’m not alone, joined by business owners ...
The Ill-Regulatory USDA
Shortly before last week’s long U.S. Independence Day weekend, the Obama administration announced that it would delay the employer-mandate portion of the new he...
Requirements for Japan to Join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks
The Japanese government has been considering for 18 months whether to join 11 other countries in negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreeme...
Trading Up For a No-Cost Economic Stimulus Program
U.S. trade representative Ron Kirk confirmed last week that he’s leaving Washington for the private sector. He deserves praise for the Obama administration’s ma...
Best of TATT 2012
So by now you’re probably aware that the world didn’t end last week, as some readers of the Mayan calendar had prophesied. You may also know that the whole fuss...
Stop the Madness: A Public Thank You For Correcting a Broken Trucking Promise
On July 6, the United States signed an agreement with Mexico that ends a vexing dispute over trade and trucks. It wipes out Mexican tariffs that have hurt potat...