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Jan 10, 2014

Fast tracking a corporate agenda

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

The U.S. trade debate shifted into high gear yesterday with the introduction of Congressional bills to fast track trade deals. If approved, this would give the administration the authority to negotiate trade deals behind closed doors and then submit the resulting agreements to Congress for an up or down vote, with very limited debate and no possibility of amendments.

Jan 2, 2014

How beer explains 20 years of NAFTA’s devastating effects on Mexico

Timothy Wise

Mexico’s largest agribusiness association invited me to Aguascalientes to participate in its annual forum in October. The theme for this year’s gathering was “New Perspectives on the Challenge of Feeding the World.”  But it was unclear why Mexico, which now imports 42 percent of its food, would be worried about feeding the world. It wasn’t doing so well feeding its own people.

Dec 31, 2013

The New Year came to Casselton with a bang

Dale Wiehoff

The New Year came in on the heels of an explosion in the small prairie town of Casselton, North Dakota, when two BNSF Railway trains collided, one carrying crude oil. The residents of Casselton were told to evacuate as the thick clouds of black smoke filled the sky.

Dec 18, 2013

WEBINAR: Connecting Sustainable Farmers to Emerging Health Care Markets -- A Farmer-Focused Presentation

Anna Claussen

Hospitals and hospital systems represent a sizable potential market for sustainable farmers, and interest in increasing purchases of local, sustainably produced food among hospitals and hospital systems is growing.

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