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Written by: George Jared
Published by: Talk Business & Politics
The United States, Mexico, and Canada reached a tentative agreement to strike a new North American trade deal, and President Donald Trump has given Congress six months to approve the measure. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Published by: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
It's no secret that agriculture makes up a good chunk of our state's economy. We keep growing food, and folks in other states and countries keep eating it. (Amazing how that works.) But farmers in Arkansas are a bit restricted at the moment when it comes to one particular market: a police state of note in a certain island country a few miles south of Florida's coast.
Published by: KARK
HAVANA (AP) — Representatives from the United States' agricultural sector, include U.S. Congressman Rick Crawford of Arkansas, arrived in Cuba on Thursday for a conference aimed at promoting sales, one of the few U.S. business areas allowed to deal with the island under a half-century-old trade embargo that Cuban leaders blame for most of its economic troubles.
U.S. agribusiness representatives travel to Cuba
Written by: Hatzel Vela
Published by: Local10.com
HAVANA - Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, didn't waste any time. He traveled to Cuba right after voters re-elected the military veteran to his fifth term representing Arkansas' 1st District -- the largest rice-growing district in the country.
Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- Arkansas farmers and politicians Monday welcomed news of a new trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico, saying closer commercial ties are good for the state's economy.
Written by: Lauren Waldrip Ward
Published by: Arkansas Money & Politics
It's a common misconception: The Farm Bill relates to agriculture and doesn't affect the average American consumer. This could not be further from the truth.
The reality is, if you eat food, you need a farm bill.
Written by: Johnathan Reaves
Published by: KASU
Written by: Frank Lockwood
Published by: NW Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- At Wednesday's farm bill conference committee meeting, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged House and Senate members to swiftly resolve their differences and come up with language that can pass in both chambers.
"Failure is not an option," the Republican from Kentucky said. "We need to get a farm bill signed into law before the end of September."
Written by: S. Jacobs
Published by: News 15