Publication archives

Jun 15, 2017

Comments on USDA’s Request for Information Regarding “Improving Customer Service

Tara Ritter

June 13, 2017   Donald Bice Office of Budget and Program Analysis U.S. Department of Agriculture Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 101–A 1400 Independence Ave. SW. Washington, DC 20250  

Jun 13, 2017

Comment on proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement

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:

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?

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

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

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.

May 25, 2017

Trump Budget Slams Rural Communities

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.