A trade war between the U.S. and China during the Trump administration added to tensions between the two countries. But China is still the largest foreign market for U.S. farmers, and USDA’s top trade official sees an opportunity to improve ties through agriculture. “We’re reinvesting in that relationship,” Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor told reporters at USDA’s Washington headquarters Thursday. “There is an opportunity coming out of the past several years. There are areas of collaboration to invest in with that Chinese relationship,” Taylor said. Taylor stressed that there will be a “whole host of challenges” in finding common ground with China, a country that often does not live up to “a rules-based system.” But she noted that both countries do have common goals in improving innovation and food security. Groups organizing to get farm bill climate focus A coalition of groups representing small-scale farmers as well as farmworkers and minority producers is organizing a gathering on Capitol Hill in March to call for the next farm bill to put a focus on addressing climate change. Organizers are likening the event to the 1979 Tractorcade, when farmers massed in D.C. to demand federal policy reforms. […]
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