This is Mary Walden with economist MW, welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program gives an update on the cost of tariffs.  Mike, the U.S. and China recently escalated their trade dispute.  Both countries expanded the number of products…

I’m Mary Walden with economist MW welcoming you to the economic perspective.  Today’s program looks at views on trade.  Mike, you’ve been in North Carolina long enough to see several debates over international trade. In the 1990s, NAFTA and the…

More than 65,000 Future Farmers of America members and guests from across the U.S. are expected to attend the National FFA Convention & Expo next week. The convention is scheduled for October 24th through the 27thin Indianapolis. FFA members and…

A White House adviser says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a model for future trade agreements. If approved, the USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said this…

A 2015 rule that expands the federal government’s control over private land nationwide should be vacated in its entirety, according to a coalition challenging the rule. Attorneys made the argument against the Waters of the U.S. Rule in papers filed…

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway remains committed to finishing the farm bill this year. During an event in Omaha, Nebraska, Conaway told DTN, “There’s plenty of motivation for the four of us to get this farm bill done,” referring…