Tag: Ted McKinney
Ag Response to WOTUS Not as Aggressive – DTN Feb 17, 2022
After a tense group of state agriculture directors listened to an expert on the Clean Water Act explain EPA’s latest attempt to rewrite the “waters of the U.S.” rule, Ted […]
Brazilians Defend Their Ag Policies – DTN Nov 18, 2019
Brazil’s political and agricultural leaders are incensed over global criticism of Amazon fires and deforestation and they are pushing back. At a conference Wednesday in downtown Washington, D.C., Brazilian agribusiness […]
Ag Policy: USDA Undersecretary Leads Upbeat Trade Mission to Japan – DTN Jun 13, 2018
USDA Trade Undersecretary Ted McKinney is leading a trade delegation to Japan this week and said he hopes the U.S. and Japan can start moving forward with more formal trade […]
Ag Trade: Amidst Chinese Uncertainties, Rice Sees Possibilities May 22, 2018
U.S. trade with China returned to the headlines this week after a weekend of talks between the U.S. and Chinese governments. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the looming trade […]
Ag Export Tariffs: China Talks ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ – DTN May 21, 2018
The Trump administration on Monday pumped up the prospects of increased agricultural exports to China while expecting to see announcements on Chinese tariffs against U.S. agricultural products lifted following a […]
Ag Trader Partners: Where Does CAFTA-DR Stand? Mar 5, 2018
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is leading a USDA trade mission to Central America this week, making it a good time to review where we stand as […]
Ethanol Outlook: A Challenging Future – DTN Jan 30, 2018
Nothing is set in stone with federal policy and the ethanol industry, and the same is true for 2018. The industry will continue to face annual political fights and legal […]
National Cotton Council Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, TX, Feb. 9-11 Jan 29, 2018
The National Cotton Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting is set for February 9–11 at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. If you plan to attend or have any questions, please contact Marjory […]