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Washington, DC – Congressmen Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Jim Costa (D-CA) led a bipartisan group of more than 70 members in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to seek assurances from Mexican President López Obrador that Mexico will abide by the biotech provisions established in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Since 2018, biotech application approvals by Mexico have come to a standstill, impacting corn, apples, canola, cotton, soybeans, and potatoes.
"I am very pleased with House passage of the Build Back Better Act and the inclusion of the Committee's agriculture and forestry priorities. These investments are critical to helping American agriculture address and deal with the impacts of climate change," said Chairman David Scott. "I am proud of the work that the House Agriculture Committee has done to see these provisions included in the Build Back Better Act, and I look forward to getting this critical package passed into law."
WASHINGTON, DC—Late last week, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Australia Caucus, led a bipartisan group of Representatives in writing to President Joe Biden and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai encouraging the Administration to reduce digital trade barriers between the U.S. and Australia, and to build upon and improve the existing trade agreement between our two democracies.
What an amazing nine days Gustine FFA had in Indianapolis, Indiana and Washington DC. Gustine FFA had 16 current members and three Gustine FFA alumni attend the 93rd National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. Students that were awarded the trip participated in many Gustine FFA events as well as events and competitions at the sectional, regional, and state levels during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years.
WASHINGTON D.C. (KGPE) – A couple of valley officials witnessed President Joe Biden sign the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Monday.
The Infrastructure package is the largest public transportation investment in USA history.
A large chunk of the bill will get to California. In fact, the Golden State is expected to get around $45 billion in the first five years, which is the most money out of any state in dollar amount.
In the first seven months of this year, shipping supply chain issues cost the U.S. dairy industry nearly $1 billion dollars in additional expenses, lost sales and eroded value, shared California dairy farmer Simon Vander Woude during a House Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday morning.
The infrastructure bill that was signed by President Joe Biden on Monday is going to bring some big projects to the Central Valley according to the two local congressmen that voted for it.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act invests more than $1 trillion to fix the nation's infrastructure while expected to create more than two million jobs over the next decade.
Vietnam has confirmed it will lower its Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff on imported frozen pork to 10 from 15 percent. The reduction is expected to be implemented on July 1, 2022. Getting better market access to Vietnam, a major pork-consuming country, has been a top trade priority for the National Pork Producers Council.
California and the Valley stand to gain plenty from President Biden's trillion-dollar infrastructure package.
We talked one-on-one with Fresno Congressman Jim Costa to learn what's in it for the Valley.
California and the Valley stand to gain plenty from President Biden's trillion-dollar infrastructure package. We talked one-on-one with Fresno Congressman Jim Costa to learn what's in it for the Valley (KMPH)
Water storage, drinking water infrastructure, widening sections of highways 99 and 41, expanding broadband access, airport improvements and the list goes on.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Monday morning, helping fulfill part of his economic agenda.
Millions of dollars will be used in Central California for significant infrastructure, broadband, and water projects.
Congressman Jim Costa attended the signing ceremony at the White House.
"As a result of the passage of this historic piece of legislation, next year, America, for the first time in years, will lead the world in investments in the future of infrastructure and that is good news," he said.
REEDLEY – A federal budget allocation has put Reedley College $2 million closer to being able to build a center where business, technology and agriculture can intersect through innovation.
Tariffs are a dirty word for many people in agriculture. As the American Farm Bureau Federation has pointed out, trade disruptions have created additional hardships for farmers who entered 2025 already dealing with crippling inflation and declining farm prices.
CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The first State of the Union address of President Trump's second term promised affordability going forward.
The president hopes to change Americans' minds about his economic agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC. (KSEE/KGPE) – In what was the longest State of the Union address in modern history, President Donald Trump began by focusing on immigration.
“When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border,” Trump said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal in a 6-3 vote.
“Today’s a good day for the rule of law. Today is a good day for affordability, something that Americans and Californians have been screaming for,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.