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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
In his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio discussed trade frictions with Mexico, the U.S.-China strategic rivalry and the president-elect's concerns over Chinese actions around the Panama Canal.
In this opinion piece, Courtney Briggs, president of the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, argues that the council has successfully served as a bridge between farmers, lawmakers, and governmental agencies to reduce nutrient loss in the Mississippi River Basin.
Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.
Mexico will likely overturn its import ban on genetically engineered corn but enact a domestic planting ban into law, President Claudia Sheinbaum said after a USMCA dispute panel sided with the U.S. last week.
In this opinion piece, Angela Huffman, co-founder and president of Farm Action, says ending the ag trade deficit requires prioritizing specialty crops in the next farm bill.
The Mexican government is stressing the benefits of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to the United States amid President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and preparations for the trade deal's forthcoming review – in which market access for U.S. agriculture could feature prominently.
Former U.S. Trade Representative and trade policy architect Robert Lighthizer has so far been overlooked for key economic policy roles — a move some who worked closely with him say could hamper Trump's trade policymaking.
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on U.S. trade partners is worrisome, the head of the Agricultural Retailers Association told his group’s annual conference in Houston last week.
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he will sign a series of executive orders on his first day in office to impose new duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China over what he characterized as their inaction on border security and fentanyl smuggling.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum touted efforts to substitute Chinese imports with locally produced alternatives and downplayed comments from Canadian policymakers that raised questions over Mexico’s future in a North American trade pact.
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