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Agri-Pulse Dives Into Ag Research in Genetics and More

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information Agri-Pulse published an in-depth article on February 20th highlighting public and private research bodies leading in the development of commercial breakthrough technologies in plant and animal genetic science for agricultural purposes. Public and private resources have long combined in research and development partnerships, and that system continues with the addition of additional private venture capital […] Read more...

Senators Push for U.S. to Re-engage in TPP Trade Agreement

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information On February 20th, twenty-six Republican senators delivered a letter to President Trump, urging him to re-engage in the multi-lateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. Trump previously withdrew the United States from the trade deal, but has recently indicated a willingness to take a second look at the agreement and seek out ways to discover […] Read more...

U.S. Market Promotion Programs Prove Value but Lag Competitors

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information New studies from the U.S. Grains Council and Informa Economics related to export promotion show two things. First, that the spending of the U.S. government under the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program and Market Access Program (MAP) helps expand export market opportunity and overall exports, and thus adding significant economic return (roughly 20:1 return on […] Read more...

Mike Freeze Appointed to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information On Wednesday, February 21, Governor Hutchinson announced that he has appointed Mike Freeze to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. Freeze, owner of Keo Fish Farm, in Keo, Arkansas, is an Ag Council member and has been an active leader in Arkansas Farm Bureau. He’s also served on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission […] Read more...

Cruz Continues Crusade Against Biofuels

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 | Categories: Action Alerts, Membership Information U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has launched a full scale attack on the biofuel industry, and today his battle is multi-pronged. It includes a continued unilateral hold on U.S. Department of Agriculture Nominee Bill Northey to be Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, which has prevented a confirmation vote. Northey is currently serving as Iowa’s […] Read more...
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