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Trump offers agriculture assistance package as temporary relief for farmers

  July 26, 2018
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A recently announced agricultural assistance package to help farmers caught in the crossfire of a tariff war is a welcome relief.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Legislative Issues, News
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Cattleman ships from southwest Va. to southern China

  June 14, 2018
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It’s a long trip from the mountains of Southwest Virginia to southern China, but it was a trip Smyth County cattleman Seth Umbarger was ready to take to help his family farm expand.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Animals and Livestock, Beef, News
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Trade conference speakers: Free and fair trade crucial for Va. farmers

  March 8, 2018
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Breaking down trade barriers to achieve free and fair trade is critical for Virginia—and U.S.—agriculture.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News
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NAFTA, TPP need updating, ambassadors say

  March 8, 2018
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Updating the North American Free Trade Agreement is important for the U.S., Canada and Mexico.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News
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Governor to discuss ag exports’ importance at conference

  February 15, 2018
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Gov. Ralph Northam will discuss Virginia agriculture’s and forestry’s $2.77 billion in exports when he co-hosts the 10th Annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade March 5.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News
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Tenth annual ag trade conference set for March

  January 25, 2018
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The 10th annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade is planned for March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News
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NAFTA exports are rising; so are ag community’s concerns

  December 15, 2017
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As talk of revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement continue, concern from the U.S. agricultural community over a potential NAFTA withdrawal has intensified.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, News
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Farm Bureau says modernized NAFTA must work for U.S. agriculture

  July 27, 2017
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North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations need to protect valuable market gains for U.S. agriculture while addressing remaining challenges in the closest international markets, Jason Perdue, a row crop, beef and poultry farmer from Nebraska, told the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade recently.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, News
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Reopened Chinese market gives U.S. beef farmers opportunity to increase exports

  June 22, 2017
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U.S. cattle farmers can now export beef to China, which has opened up a previously closed market.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Animals and Livestock, Beef, News
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Soybeans led Virginia’s Top 12 farm and forest exports in 2016

  May 25, 2017
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Overseas demand for soybeans is strong, and the popular legume was the top Virginia farm and forest export in 2016.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Crops, News, Soybeans
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