Chinampas are small, rectangular, artificial islands built on a lake and are rich in agricultural tradition, especially in Mexico City.
Ranchers on the border frequently sharing their land with a host of uninvited immigrants, drug runners, human traffickers, and cartels.
From uninvited MS-13 gang encounters to battling border complexities and environmental perils, Jim and Sue Chilton share their stories from the border.
U.S. officials have indicated that Mexico’s ban on GMO corn imports is only allowed if they can reasonably support it with scientific evidence.
AFBF 2023 policy priorities include key topics ranging from expanding risk management programs to improving dairy pricing transparency and battling hunger.
A 2020 decree by Mexico’s President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador is set to phase out GM corn and glyphosate by 2024 — just 14 short months away. U.S. farmers have been urging the government to challenge the ban — saying that economic damage to both countries could be devastating.
The Trump Administration is addressing the threat posed by increased foreign imports to American producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.
Study after study has shown the active ingredient glyphosate to be one of the least toxic herbicides on the market.
The Trump Administration’s renegotiation of NAFTA with Mexico is getting cheers from the agricultural industry as well as optimism for more trade deals to come. The American Soybean Association said the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement is looking more promising after President Trump announced that the U.S. and Mexico have reached an […]
The Trump Administration has kept its word on renegotiating NAFTA, securing a preliminary United States–Mexico Trade Agreement Monday that promises to be a mutually beneficial win for North American farmers, ranchers, workers, and businesses. The Administration says the preliminary agreement will benefit American workers, American manufacturing, and American agriculture, through provisions including: New “rules of […]