Policy Articles
Legal Roundup
Published December 4, 2019
Approximately 50,000 individual lawsuits have been filed, claiming the exposure to glyphosate is linked to non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The EPA and regulatory agencies worldwide have determined glyphosate does not cause cancer, but a study by the International Agency for Research on…Goehring to Address Harvest Woes with Perdue
Published December 4, 2019
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will be in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to meet with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The historic harvest season will be among the issues discussed. "I don't think there is a playbook written for 2019 cropping…Trade Uncertainty Not Great for the Markets
Published December 2, 2019
The U.S. and China are still working on a trade agreement. On Friday, China’s Ministry of Commerce reported the U.S. and China had another phone call to discuss the deal. Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Brian Doherty says a…China Wants Tariff Rollback
Published December 2, 2019
The Chinese newspaper Global Times is reporting there won’t be a trade deal with the United States unless the U.S. cuts tariffs are cut first. This news story quotes a former Chinese commerce minister, saying China will purchase U.S. farm…Tariffs Restored on Brazilian and Argentine Steel/Aluminum
Published December 2, 2019
President Donald Trump is restoring tariffs on steel and aluminum products from Brazil and Argentina. On Twitter, Trump said those two countries have devalued their currencies, which has hurt farmers and manufacturers. With this move, Trump said these countries will…Hoeven Promotes Precision Agriculture
Published November 28, 2019
North Dakota Senator John Hoeven spoke to Emerging Prairie’s autonomous focus group Wednesday, highlighting efforts to make North Dakota a hub for precision agriculture technologies. That includes support for the Grand Farm. That’s a project from Emerging Prairie to create…U.S. Support for Hong Kong Protesters Could Jeopardize Trade Deal with China
Published November 28, 2019
President Donald Trump has signed a bill that supports the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. China’s foreign ministry did not want that to happen, saying the U.S. shouldn’t interfere with China’s internal affairs. This action will complicate the trade negotiations…U.S. Pork Industry Asking For China’s Tariffs to be Zeroed Out
Published November 27, 2019
Trade is an important piece of the puzzle for the U.S. pork industry. National Pork Producers Council Global Government Affairs Vice President and Counsel Nick Giordano says President Trump and his trade team understand the opportunity presenting itself in the…Changes to Coarse Grain Crop Insurance
Published November 27, 2019
The USDA Risk Management Agency is changing crop insurance for coarse grains in 2020. The changes give producers in select sorghum and soybean growing counties more flexibility to choose enterprise units or optional units by Following Another Crop or Not…