Newton, chief economist at American Farm Bureau, talks about the latest news involving ag trade, farm profitability and future outlook on the farm economy.
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 22
Trade
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 22
Ty Higgins - Jan. 29, 2020
Trump signs USMCA
The signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by President Donald Trump increases hopes that 2020 will begin a stronger decade for America’s farmers. “The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement secures our valuable trade partnership with our nearest neighbors and locks in continued…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Jan. 28, 2020
Phase One China trade deal, USMCA updates
The United States and China have reached a historic agreement on a Phase One trade deal, the first of its kind between the two countries. Of the $200 billion of U.S. goods that China will buy as part of this…
Lynn Snyder - Jan. 8, 2020
Winter 2020 Community Council Discussion Packet
The winter council packet has two new discussion guides; both feature issues briefings directly from American Farm Bureau Federation policy. These topics should give community councils a few options for their meetings into late winter. Ohio Farm Bureau values input…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Dec. 20, 2019
USMCA statement from Ohio Farm Bureau
Statement to be attributed to Ohio Farm Bureau president Frank Burkett III upon approval of the United States-Canada-Mexico-Agreement by the U.S. House of Representatives. “USMCA solidifies the strong trade relationship that the U.S. has built with Mexico and Canada, especially when…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Dec. 10, 2019
Farm Bureau asks for swift USMCA approval
Media outlets are reporting today that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said an agreement has been reached on USMCA and “We could as early as next week see the agreement on the House floor,” according to Jack Irvin, Ohio Farm Bureau…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 26, 2019
U.S., Japan reach trade agreement
Trade negotiations between the United States and Japan have led to an early agreement in the areas of market access for certain agriculture and industrial goods. According to the Trump administration, the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement will provide America’s farmers and…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 17, 2019
Some trade wins for U.S. agriculture
Lately, American farmers have not been given much good news when it comes to trade. American Farm Bureau Chief Economist John Newton tells Ohio Farm Bureau Director of Media Relations Ty Higgins that big wins with the USMCA and Japan…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Aug. 23, 2019Ohio manufacturers, ag producers need the USMCA
The following op-ed was distributed to newspapers across Ohio for publication. It was co-authored by Adam Sharp, executive vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Eric Burkland, president of The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association. Ohio’s farmers are enduring a tough year,…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - March 27, 2019
Trade still on the front burner, but it’s a slow burn
Ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement remains a top priority of the Trump administration, and it is top of mind of trade-war-weary farmers and everyone involved in the agriculture industry. USMCA, the renegotiated trade deal between the three North American…