China Trade War Brings Anxiety to Oregon
Original post in Bend Bulletin by Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian The trade dispute “sends a signal to China that the United States might not be a reliable partner,” said Wang Donghua, Chinese consul general, while attending the 9th Oregon-China Economic Forum Friday in...Hazelnuts Mentioned in Congress Tariff Talks
HAZELNUTS MENTIONED IN CONGRESS TARIFF TALKS ? Our lobbying efforts are really paying off for Oregon hazelnuts! “It’s hazelnuts!” says top U.S. trade representative Ambassador Lighthizer in his testimony about agriculture at Ways+Means. ? “So I’m talking to the...
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
Original Release & Contact Info at USDA.gov Press Release Release No. 0078.19 Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
American Agriculture Firmly Behind Trump in Trade War, with Animosity Toward Big Tech
Original post in Washington Times By L. Todd Wood ANALYSIS/OPINION: American agriculture firmly behind Trump in trade war, with animosity toward Big Tech Farmers look sideways at Silicon Valley LARRY GEORGE NORTHWEST HAZELNUT CO. Photo: Phil Rutter, foreground,...
Scientists Breed Hazelnuts as the Next Cash Crop for Midwest Farmers
Original post at Newsbug.info By Greg Stanley, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) From a hill surrounded by the thawing mud of empty cornfields, farmer Chris Gamer leaned over a 1-year-old hazelnut bush. “This makes me really happy,” he said, holding a catkin...
