Senate Banking Committee Asks: Should China be Allowed to Buy U.S. Farmland?
Should China be allowed to buy U.S. farmland? What about agribusiness operations that are near military installments?
CPA Applauds Bipartisan Senate Bill to Blacklist China & Other Foreign Adversaries Buying American Farmland and Agricultural Businesses
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today applauded bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) that
Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Their Beef Labeled to Show What Country It Came From
A CPA poll conducted by Morning Consult show that Americans wonder where their beef comes from. Bought it locally? Maybe it came from Brazil.
Senator Grassley Chooses Foreign Kingdom’s Subsidized Fertilizer Over Florida and Illinois Producers, Abandons Claimed Principles
By Charles Benoit, CPA Trade Counsel Last month, President Biden stunned the trade community around the world when he announced a two-year legal immunity from
U.S. Farmers Seen as Major Linchpin to U.S.-Asia Trade
U.S. farmer associations push for more trade deals in Senate hearing on agriculture.
Biden Touts Buy American. But Guess Where Your Public School’s Fish Sticks Come From?
Why are American public schools putting imported apple juice, Chinese peaches and Russia-sourced pollock on the menu?
House Hearing on EVs: Tax Credit Confusion & Battery Supply Chain Concerns
A House Agriculture Committee hearing on January 12 raises concerns about the EV supply chain, tax credits, and government mandates that might possibly leave rural America behind.
Tailgating this Weekend? Your Hamburger Probably Came from Australia
Two Democrats and Two Republicans will introduce legislation in September that would make it mandatory to label where beef sold in American grocery stores really comes from.
Congress Takes On Beef Monopoly In Dual Hearings
CPA supports country of origin labeling for beef. That wasn’t top of mind for the Congress this week. But both Houses recognized in hearings on Wednesday that corporate control and centralization is bad for small to midsized ranchers.
Why The Beef Monopoly Will Make Your Memorial Day Way More Expensive
Two Senators, one Democrat and one Republican, make a desperate plea to others in the Senate to get the Attorney General to investigate a meat packing monopoly they say is substituting American beef for cheaper imports. Yet, prices still rising.
