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The American Farm Bureau Federation and other major farm groups spent much of Wednesday congratulating President-elect Trump, vowing to work with him and Congressional leaders to advance top Ag priorities, including a new Farm Bill.  AFB President Zippy Duvall says it’s now time to “put politics aside” and finish a new five-year farm bill.   “We’ve been p...

Doug McKalip says he is busy in his role as Chief Agricultural Negotiator with the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office.  He recently noted that he has a host of priorities on his to-do list.   “The first focus would be on keeping markets we have open. A lot of work has been do...

The White House announced actions intended to hold Russia accountable for invading Ukraine.  U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said as part of that effort, President Biden announced additional tariff increases on a variety of goods from Russia worth approximately $2.8 bi...

In today's Focus On Fruit, Mark Powers looks back on the pros and cons of 2022.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

On Monday, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported a record attendance for their Washington, D.C. fly-in last week.  Representing equipment manufacturers and suppliers from across the country, participants met with 70 lawmakers.  The gro...

The U.S. plans to implement more tariffs on China as part of an ongoing trade war between the two countries.  In a statement released this week, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says he was ordered by President Trump to begin the process of imposing tariffs of 10% on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports.   ...

Washington Senator Maria Cantwell toured a cherry packaging facility in Wenatchee earlier this week, to get a first hand look at the workers and families that will be impacted by tariffs implemented by China starting Friday.  Cantwell says it’s eye-opening to see how many in North Central Washington will be negatively impacted by trade decisions made in D.C.   ...

Major U.S. trading partners, including China, Canada, and Mexico are hitting back against the Trump Administration’s trade policies by putting retaliatory duties on almost $50 billion worth of U.S. goods. Politico says the final list of tariffs in Canada includes a lot of U.S. ag...

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross went before the U.S. Senate Wednesday to address lawmakers concerns about tariffs and the trade war looming on the horizon.  Washington's Maria Cantwell asked Ross several questions specific to the Evergreen state's economy.  ...

Reaction continues to pour in after President Trump announced the implementation of tariffs against key allies, including Mexico, Canada and the EU.  Mexico said it will levy import taxes on U.S apples, cranberries, grapes, pork bellies, some cheeses, and some types of steel.  Th...