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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
The U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on intellectual property protections, out today, includes concerns about the European Union’s “aggressive promotion” of geographical indications for food products.
Federal and state agricultural officials are expressing optimism about future trade with India, a country with a relatively young population and a growing middle class.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai faced another panel of lawmakers frustrated by the Biden administration's trade policies, which do not involve any efforts to negotiate long-term free-trade agreements.
The Biden administration is having success at removing barriers to U.S. ag exports despite the lack of new tariff-reducing trade agreements, according to the U.S. Trade Representative's chief ag trade negotiator, Doug McKalip.
USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip is working to break down barriers for U.S. ag exports around the globe and when it comes to ethanol, he says Brazil is at the top of his list.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has appointed Katy Mastman as the agency's acting assistant for labor and Thad Bettner is the new executive director of the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors.
In this week's Farm Hands, the U.S. Trade Representative's office is undergoing staff changes and may get a new nominee for deputy. Plus, we profile several other new jobs and promotions on Capitol Hill, within trade associations and businesses.
It’s all political. That’s the message from the U.S. to the three-member U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement panel that will be ruling on the U.S. complaint against Mexico’s attempt to block imports of genetically engineered corn.