The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement to change parts of the NAFTA trade deal. The agreement between the two countries has restarted negotiations on NAFTA with all three parties — the United States, Mexico and Canada. Mexico and Canada have stood firm on the importance of maintaining the trilateral format of the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Booth sales for the 2018 MWFPA Convention are ahead of schedule. If you haven’t registered for a booth, now is the time to do so! Reserve a booth at the 114th Annual MWFPA Convention and Trade Show, being held at the Kalahari Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI: November 27th-29th. Booths will be assigned in […]
The first farm bill conference committee meeting has been set for Sept. 5. The conferees from the House and Senate will try to iron out differences between their two bills in the panel. MWFPA state representatives included Rodney Davis (R-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), and Sean Duffy (R-WI). Minnesota is represented on the panel by two […]
Voters in WI and MN went to the polls on Tuesday to choose party nominees for a host of local and state elective offices. In WI two key races topped the ballot — the Republican primary for U.S. Senate and the Democratic primary for governor. There were primaries too for secretary of state and WI […]
Registration for MWFPA’s 114th Annual Convention & 91st Processing Crops Conference is now open! Our premier event, being held at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI, November 27-29, 2018, draws over 900 attendees and presents the latest products, innovative ideas and technological advances of importance to the food processing industry. You […]
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to go conference with the House to iron out differences between their two versions of the farm bill. It also named its conferees. On July 18 the House voted to send the farm bill to conference, and following that vote, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, […]