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Weekend positives for U.S.-China trade war

Nov 25, 2019

China announces new guidelines aimed at stopping intellectual property theft

Changing the way farmland is valued

Nov 22, 2019

Preserving Family Farms Act allows property to be appraised as farmland rather than development land when determining estate taxes.

U.S., China trade negotiators try to bridge differences

Nov 22, 2019

Trump, Xi talk past each other on need for win-win trade deal

Japan agreement sets poor precedent

Nov 22, 2019

Exclusions of fresh poultry and dairy products in Japan trade deal could lead future negotiations down similar path.

7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Nov. 22, 2019

Nov 22, 2019

Ag labor package debated in House, WTO dispute panel will soon cease functioning and African swine fever vaccine a ways off

Need farmworkers? It could get easier

Nov 22, 2019

New rules may help keep costs down for farmers.

Big farms benefit most from trade aid

Nov 21, 2019

Half of the Trump administration’s latest trade-war bailout went to just a tenth of recipients.

Brazilians want to end Amazon Soy Moratorium

Nov 21, 2019

Production could increase in rainforest-- but at what cost?

U.S.-China trade deal inches ahead

Nov 20, 2019

Concern mounts that first phase of deal is stalling and could easily fall apart

U.S., China locked in tough negotiations

Nov 19, 2019

Negotiators discuss linking the size of tariff rollbacks to the preliminary terms set in May deal