U.S. Trade Representative is optimistic about dropping Japanese tariffs
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was in Iowa over the weekend. He stopped at the Iowa State Fair to talk trade with cattle producers. Ambassador Froman says he’s cautiously optimistic about the...
View ArticleGovernor talks about road funding, trip to New York (audio)
Governor Terry Branstad was asked once again today about the possibility of raising the gas tax and he stuck with his statement that there needs to be a mix of solutions to raise more money to improve...
View ArticleISU professor expects many Iowa businesses to welcome new Cuban policy
An Iowa State University political science professor says President Barrack Obama’s announcement that he is easing economic and diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba won’t fit under...
View ArticleSenator Grassley says Trans-Pacific Partnership important to Iowa
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says Iowans who farm and those who produce a host of other products that could have a global marketplace should pay close attention to the pending agreement called the...
View ArticleCongressman Loebsack criticizes process for Trans-Pacific trade deal
The lone Democrat in Iowa’s congressional delegation is criticizing the way the Obama Administration is presenting a pending trade deal to congress. Congressman Dave Loebsack, a Democrat from Iowa...
View ArticleGovernor Branstad hopes to return from Seattle with trade deals
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is in Seattle today attending the U.S. China Governors Forum. “We will be attending a conference with five either governors or party leaders from provinces in China and...
View ArticleGroups tout Iowa products in trade mission to Dominican Republic and Costa Rica
Several Iowans, led by Ag Secretary Bill Northey, are wrapping up a trade mission this week. The group left for the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica on Sunday and is due to return to the state Friday....
View ArticleIowan sees potential for more state exports to Cuba
President Barack Obama made a trip to Cuba this week to continue his push to open relations with the country. An Iowa group that included Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Chairman Jerry Mohr , a...
View ArticleCuban Ag Secretary visits Iowa farm to talk trade
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and his Cuban counterpart Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero toured a central Iowa corn and soybean farm today and talked about water, soil, and energy. Vilsack — with an...
View ArticleEngage Cuba Coalition launches in Iowa
The Engage Cuba Coalition is launching a state council in Iowa. Coalition president James Williams spoke at a news conference in Des Moines where he says the goal is to lift the trade embargo with...
View ArticleSoybean group returns from trade mission to Cuba
A delegation representing American soybean groups is wrapping up a week-long trade mission to Cuba. Iowa is the nation’s top soybean producer and U.S. Soybean Export Council chairman Jim Miller says...
View ArticleFeed buyers from Japan visit Iowa farms
A delegation of Japanese feed buyers will arrive in Iowa this morning for a three-day trade visit to the Hawkeye State. Dennis Friest, of Radcliffe, is a member of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the...
View ArticleIowa Ag Secretary expects more focus on farming from Trump administration
President-elect Donald Trump won strong support during last week’s election from voters in rural America and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey thinks the new administration will put a new,...
View ArticleSenators Grassley and Ernst react to president’s order on Trans Pacific...
Some Iowans are worried about the impact on the state’s billions of dollars in exports after President Trump signed an order Monday to pull out of talks on the Trans Pacific Partnership. Iowa Senator...
View ArticleSenator Grassley concerned about Mexico and corn sales
In response to Trump administration policies, a Mexican senator plans to introduce a bill directing that nation to stop buying American corn in favor of corn from Brazil and Argentina. Iowa Senator...
View ArticleSoybean growers back in Iowa after trade trip to China
A delegation of Iowa soybean growers and industry officials is back in the state after a week-long trade trip to China. Kirk Leeds, CEO of the Iowa Soybean Association, says the Iowans, including state...
View ArticleTama plant first in Iowa to be approved to send beef to China
A meatpacking plant in Tama is the first in the state to receive approval to export beef to China. The approval for Iowa Premium comes two weeks after the 13-year ban on U.S. beef imports to China was...
View ArticleGovernor and commodity groups discuss several trade issues while in China
Governor Kim Reynolds spoke with reporters this morning from China where she hosted an Iowa reception along with representatives of most of the state’s commodities groups who are on the trade trip with...
View ArticleTrade trip increases optimism for return of ethanol, poultry exports to China
Members of an Iowa trade delegation to China are expressing optimism that markets for trade of several products will be reopened with that country. One of the big items is ethanol and the byproduct...
View ArticleSoybean growers back in Iowa after trade trip to China
A delegation of Iowa soybean growers and industry officials is back in the state after a week-long trade trip to China. Kirk Leeds, CEO of the Iowa Soybean Association, says the Iowans, including state...
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