Agriculture groups are calling on the Senate to “finish the job” and pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement following approval in the House of Representatives Thursday. The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed implementing legislation for USMCA, sending the trade agreement to the Senate. The vote came following a delay of more than a year to make changes…… MORE
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Pineapple Express set to Slam California
By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist An atmospheric river is moving to the West Coast, likely to bring menacing flooding, heavy mountain snow, and damaging winds.Atmospheric rivers are narrow corridors of the upper atmosphere that transport intense moisture from a large body of water onto land. [vemba-video id=”van/batchfeed/2019/12/19/kpix_c2121110-220b-11ea-9f9b-a34e3c3c7e06″] Track the latest weather and holiday travel delays…… MORE
House passes Trump’s trade deal with Canada and Mexico
[vemba-video id=”politics/2019/12/10/usmca-trade-deal-nancy-pelosi-donald-trump-sot-vpx.cnn”] By Katie Lobosco and Haley Byrd, CNN The House of Representatives on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s revised North American Free Trade Agreement, with members sending Trump’s foremost legislative priority — just a day after the divided chamber took the historic vote to impeach him — to the Senate.Trump’s trade deal is one step closer to ratification…… MORE
Farmers Launch Hemp Growers Association
The formation of the new U.S. Hemp Growers Association was announced in Indianapolis. The brand-new association will focus on things like educational efforts and market development resources, research, and networking opportunities. A USHGA release says the organization will provide a unified voice for farmers to actively engage in critically important advocacy efforts. More than…… MORE
USMCA: Mexico Objection Won’t Stop House Vote
An objection by Mexico won’t stop the U.S. House from approving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Mexico had promised reciprocal measures regarding labor enforcement inspections. However, Agri-Pulse reported late Monday that Mexico was going to withdraw the objection. Mexico previously approved the agreement this summer, and even approved the modified agreement last week, before announcing the…… MORE
Details Emerging China Trade Deal
Both China and the U.S. officials confirm that they’ve reached a “Phase One” agreement. Emerging details show the agreement includes some tariff relief, increased agricultural purchases, as well as structural changes to intellectual property and technology issues. However, a CNBC report says some details of the partial accord between the world’s two largest economies…… MORE
Ag Groups React to House Labor Bill
Several agricultural groups and organizations reacted positively to the news that the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The National Farmers Union says the bill is the product of negotiations between a diverse array of agricultural stakeholders and farmworker advocates. “Our current farm labor system is badly broken,”…… MORE
The Department of Agriculture is extending sign-up deadlines for the Dairy Margin Coverage program to December 20th. USDA officials cited the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather events this year for moving the deadline beyond its original date of Friday, December 13th. USDA announced it is also continuing to accept applications for the Market…… MORE
Farm Groups Welcome USMCA Announcement
Agriculture groups applauded the announcement by House Democrats regarding a deal with the Trump Administration on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The California Farm Bureau Federation said it’s pleased by the announcement of a pending vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In a statement, the California farm Bureau says the USMCA will reduce barriers to trade throughout…… MORE
USCMA Deal Reached
A deal to allow the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to move forward has been reached between the Trump Administration and House Democrats. President Donald Trump told reporters Monday afternoon there were “a lot of strides over the last 24 hours” with unions, adding “if they put it up for a vote, it’ll pass.” Fox Business News…… MORE
