Shutdown Delays USMCA Trade Agreement

The government shutdown could stall progress on President Trump’s North American Free Trade Agreement replacement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Analysis of the agreement has stopped during the shutdown as the U.S. International Trade Commission, responsible for examining the trade agreement, remains at a standstill. If continued, Politico reports the shutdown could delay release of the report…MORE

Fresno Philanthropist David McDonald Has Passed Away At Age 69

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno philanthropist David McDonald has passed away Wednesday at age 69. Emergency services were called to McDonald’s home Wednesday morning for a medical emergency. They found McDonald unresponsive at his home, named “Eaglecrest” in Prather. According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, all indications are McDonald died of natural causes.…MORE

Partial Government Shutdown Closes FSA County Offices

  Farm Service Agency offices are officially shut down. What does that mean for the second round of Market Facilitation Payments? A DTN report says producers who have already certified their 2018 production acres with FSA will continue to get their payments. For those who weren’t able to get the certification completed, they will have…MORE