Latest English AgPolicy & Economics News-Digest, from the Twitter page @foroagrolinker (till: March 10, 2018)

@FarmersForTrade statement on steel and aluminum tariffs. @FarmBureau @NPPC @wheatworld @NationalCorn @BeefUSA @uswheatassoc @USGC @ASA_Soybeans @AmericanAgNet @SorghumGrowers @chickencouncil @Distilling @DiscoverCotton @aemadvisor @beerinstitute @usapples @BlueDiamond @USARice pic.twitter.com/P5hrcEJzMK

— Farmers for Free Trade (@FarmersForTrade) March 9, 2018

President Trump has been complaining about high EU trade barriers. He's right: EU trade barriers are too high. U.S. trade barriers are also too high. The two sides could restart the #TTIP talks, and bring down barriers on both sides, via @snlester https://t.co/oaQ8rQPG6F pic.twitter.com/Tc8CNj8FLb

— Cato Trade (@CatoTrade) March 7, 2018

If you want to see where #women have made huge advances in #agriculture, consider agricultural #journalism and #communications. If Twitter had 1,000,000 characters, I still couldn't list all the women who are leaders provincially, nationally and globally in this field. #IWD2018

— Owen Roberts (@TheUrbanCowboy) March 8, 2018

Trump's new tariffs will hurt these states the most https://t.co/SoAWgr9TAV

— Angie (@AngAngieAngela) March 8, 2018

'Ryan splits with Trump as GOP lawmakers move to block planned tariffs.' @washingtonpost https://t.co/RUPz7atfN8

— Rural-Agrolinker (@ForoAgrolinker) March 6, 2018

#UCDavis Egghead: ‘Food Desert’ Label Often Inaccurate: Lack of a Supermarket Does Not Cause Obesity and Diabetes, but Poverty Might - By Karen Nikos-Rose Access to healthy food does not always relate to the presence of a nearby supermarket, but inste... https://t.co/fbUD8AaBtJ

— UC Davis Research (@UCDavisResearch) March 3, 2018

USDA: Farmland values rise https://t.co/bEHqTSk4jg pic.twitter.com/dOVktORR5L

— Agweek (@AgweekMagazine) March 2, 2018

Now at the WTO: meeting of the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures #SPS. Day 2.https://t.co/pWkbJsr6El pic.twitter.com/QWtSq5STYr

— WTO (@wto) March 2, 2018

WTO members broaden the discussion on IP, inclusive innovation and the public interest https://t.co/11pRLEY20T

— WTO (@wto) March 1, 2018

#Organic production & retail sales continue to grow in #Europe. Check our updated interactive infograph https://t.co/BIX06BnoRF #OrganicInEurope pic.twitter.com/bbiUvsDX82

— IFOAM EU (@IFOAMEU) March 1, 2018

Enhancing animal welfare & preserving the cultural link between farmers and the landscapes they maintain are among "public goods" that could be funded under a post-Brexit agricultural policy, @MichaelGove will tell @NFUtweets #NFU18 Conference

— Johann Tasker (@johanntasker) February 20, 2018

#RuralYouthProject @RYP2018 initiative to better understand rural young people: online survey, #vlogs, Rural Youth Ideas Festival (20-22 July) https://t.co/mAJ6O94LQn
In partnership with @LantraScotland @sayfc @ScotRuralAction @scotruralnet @scotent @YouthLinkScot pic.twitter.com/scXO95MYnB

— Countryman editor (@Countrymaned) February 2, 2018

Here there are the #Agrolinker's English #Forum boards.
Everybody can post questions & others will answer https://t.co/ihttedOgWc
If you prefer Spanish ..si prefieres hay también este foro en Espanol https://t.co/zqpwk6YdRh Per gli italiani c'è questo https://t.co/6foddyfHOr

— Rural-Agrolinker (@ForoAgrolinker) February 2, 2018

Tillerson embraces U.S. alliances with Latin America before he visits the region https://t.co/LSeqjCJXBF #USPolitics via @LATimesPolitics

— QuorumCall (@QuorumCall) February 1, 2018

Wine and wool the standout commodities for Australian agricultural growth this year #wines #wool #rabobank #Agribusiness https://t.co/EEOaFdhyWM pic.twitter.com/xh8UzPXcgz

— ABC Rural (@ABCRural) January 31, 2018

US President Trump now speaking from the #HouseChamber his first #StateOfTheUnion speech, about reforms and #TaxCuts. You can listen by @BBCWorldService https://t.co/cirhOIe3Le

— Rural-Agrolinker (@ForoAgrolinker) January 31, 2018

.@D_LittleproudMP MEDIA RELEASE: Grants to grow trade with China | Read more: https://t.co/OPq4Kmjv2f

— Dept Ag & Water (@DeptAgNews) January 31, 2018

Trade flows have already begun to shift. Reuters: U.S. farmers have much to lose if NAFTA deal collapses. https://t.co/VgiPfz5ia6

— Claudia Schmidt (@AgEconTweets) January 28, 2018

Joined @SenCoryGardner & 34 colleagues in sending a letter to the White House highlighting the benefits of #NAFTA & opportunities to improve it. https://t.co/uUhOXnIYyb pic.twitter.com/p5GECwYaYC

— Pat Roberts (@SenPatRoberts) January 30, 2018

Australia's #GMO laws set for shake-up & #agriculture research set to benefit, says this @ABCRural report >> https://t.co/ybiTDXJLwh
Dr Raj Bhula proposes reducing regs for gene editing techniques such as #CRISPR@APVMA @NationalFarmers @CropLifeOZ @Matthew_Cossey @ShaunCoffey pic.twitter.com/TSBhKCTWpu

— Australian Farm Institute (@AustFarmInstitu) January 20, 2018

#AgChatOz 30.01.18 Gene Technology https://t.co/ucWFHDmNxg

— AgChatOZ (@AgChatOZ) January 30, 2018

Worth noting that #Mexico has a #freetrade with #Mercosur -- #Argentina and #Brazil will be happy to replace #America supplying #corn #wheat #soybeans if the #UnitedStates insists on raising our prices by pulling out of #NAFTA. How is that #Winning? https://t.co/NPuMJ6O6CL

— MRooney (@EconGrowth) January 29, 2018

Scan the QR code on any @GrassRootsFmr label, and you’ll find details regarding the animal’s journey to your dinner table. https://t.co/d609u6QBFE

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) January 20, 2018

Arkansas lawmakers approve ban on dicamba https://t.co/t8O0Nq0aCk

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) January 19, 2018

The tradition of going out to lunch is dying as more people eat at their desks https://t.co/kqJKmh1FVc via @WSJ

— Dayna Liffey (@DaynaLiffey) January 21, 2018

Are You a Farmer Who Employs Foreign Workers? We’d Like to Hear From You @nytimes https://t.co/SwLryhCjt0

— Rural-Agrolinker (@ForoAgrolinker) January 21, 2018

17 cases of #AvianFlu confirmed in wild birds in Dorset today. It's vital anyone who keeps birds - whether a few in the garden or 1000s on a farm - is vigilant for any signs of disease, reports suspect disease to @APHAgovuk & maintains good biosecurity : https://t.co/wQfkXFGsiu

— Christine Middlemiss (@ChiefVetUK) January 12, 2018

The vibrant cosmetics industry is giving Kenyan farmers a new market for avocadoes as companies incorporate it in their products https://t.co/yK1tjRh3br pic.twitter.com/xSB0C0LyAi

— FarmbizAfrica (@FarmbizAfrica) January 13, 2018

Welsh farmers ask for fair trade and continued protected status for its red meat, which currently enjoy's protection under EU's PGI https://t.co/DgVEmlnSHh pic.twitter.com/fpj4AereK7

— FarmingUK (@FarmingUK) January 12, 2018

The EU Commission has voted to deny the authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive for use as a preservative and hygiene condition enhancer. #horizonscan #freetrial https://t.co/at7wb1BCTV pic.twitter.com/DzIQmjDi7R

— Fera (@FeraScience) December 29, 2017

The constant pressure of potential financial ruin. I hear it all the time upstate as a lawyer for farmers. https://t.co/GArIrxVA7i

— NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) December 16, 2017

Information grants available for projects informing about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Deadline 5 Jan 2018: https://t.co/b2eK6wWCy8 pic.twitter.com/LKfrZajfI2

— EU Agriculture (@EUAgri) December 16, 2017

Defra snubs landowners’ plea to change fly-tipping laws https://t.co/YmUqp7aFyN via @FarmersWeekly

— CLA (@CLAtweets) December 15, 2017