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Western South Dakota's Only Ranch Station
WASHINGTON, DC – During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he called “the worst trade deal ever made.” As president, he did so. The result became the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), which Trump signed into law in January 2020 and touted as […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that a Mexican plan to ban imports of genetically modified corn would apply to grain used for human food products, not livestock feed, based on recent talks he had with Mexican Agriculture Secretary Victor Villalobos Arambula. Vilsack said limiting the ban to food products makes a […]
After pandemic crippled food supply, USDA asks for public input moving forward
WASHINGTON, — Few will forget the abrupt halt of the food supply chains at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in January 2020. And the economic impact. From production to consumption, the outbreak has uncovered major weaknesses in the U.S. capacity to not only feed the world but to feed itself. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack […]