Publication archives

Jun 13, 2017

Comment on proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
June 12, 2017   Edward Gresser Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, N.W.  Washington, D.C. 20508   Comment on proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement Docket No. USTR-2017-0006   Dear Mr. Gresser,
Jun 13, 2017

Comments on Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Interim Final Rule:

by
Ben Lilliston
June 9, 2017 M. Irene Amade Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 2055-South Building Washington, D.C. 20250-3613
Jun 7, 2017

Trump’s agricultural trade policy with China: trade-offs or trade disputes?

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
With the U.S. confirmation of the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) having taken place little more than a month ago, it may seem premature to write about the Trump administration’s agricultural trade policy. However, it appears that at least parts of this trade policy are occurring in trade-offs with China, outside traditional USTR and USDA channels.
Jun 5, 2017

Unraveling NAFTA: Civil Society Won’t Accept Toxic NAFTA, Will Organize Across Borders

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Hundreds of activists and academics, union members and farmers, environmentalists and educators, came together last weekend in Mexico City for a major trinational conference on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
May 26, 2017

Farm to Head Start at Reach Up in St. Cloud, Minnesota

by
Katie Costello
Child care providers and early care settings often have a variety of reasons for participating in Farm to Early Care activities. For Haley Anderson, Nutrition Services Coordinator at Reach Up Head Start in St. Cloud, developing personal relationships with local fruit and vegetable growers was a primary motivator.
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May 25, 2017

Trump Budget Slams Rural Communities

by
Ben Lilliston
If your spending reflects what you value the most, it appears the Trump Administration places little value on rural communities. In its first budget presented to Congress this week, the Trump Administration proposed to slash, and in some cases eliminate, programs that support rural residents and family farmers. When combined with new U.S.
May 9, 2017

Who will Trump side with on Paris climate decision?

by
Ben Lilliston
In the coming weeks, various factions within the White House will debate whether the U.S. should leave the Paris climate agreement—the global plan signed by nearly 200 countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
May 3, 2017

May Day, Chicago, NAFTA, and solidarity

This week we celebrate May Day, the International Day of Workers’ Rights. The days’ origins are in the Haymarket Affairs in Chicago in 1886, when labor activists were killed for advocating for an 8-hour workday.
Marchers in Grant Park on May Day