Trump proposes $100 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods

Apr 5, 2018
President Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods. The move comes a day after China issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging dispute. The White House said […]
Workers load imported soybeans from cargo ships at a port in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province on April 4.
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A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province in July.

China lists $50 billion of U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff

Apr 4, 2018
The trade dispute between the two countries continues to escalate, with China potentially imposing tariffs on U.S. soybeans and aircraft.
President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during the debut event for the Dreamliner 787-10 at Boeing's South Carolina facilities last year in North Charleston, South Carolina. In premarket trade on Wednesday, Boeing stock dropped nearly 5 percent.
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American farmers are wary over possible trade war with China

Mar 23, 2018
Trade warriors are on the lookout for China to retaliate against the administration’s barrage of tariffs. A likely first target is agriculture — the U.S. exports massive amounts of sorghum and soybeans to China. In fact, China imports so much U.S. soy that some have said it can’t afford to restrict it with its own tariffs. […]

This good deed leads to weeds

Dec 28, 2016
Midwestern farmers are spreading a tough weed by sowing ground-cover mixes contaminated with its seeds.
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Low crop prices drag farm towns down with them

Nov 3, 2016
Low wheat, corn and soybean prices mean another bad year for many Midwest farmers.
Soybeans are harvested on a field near Worthington, Minnesota.
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Jack and the non-GMO beanstalk

Oct 4, 2016
The path to market for non-GMO soybeans is complex.
This label on non-biotech soybeans includes information about the farmer and lot number from which it came. The beans have also been tested for any genetically modified materials to vouchsafe their integrity.
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After decades of wariness, China to grow GMOs

Aug 11, 2016
The country will push to commercialize genetically modified corn and soybeans.
Farmers sow corn seeds with a grain drill at a field in Chiping County, in east China's Shandong province.
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Agriculture downturn ripples through farm towns

Dec 22, 2015
Crop prices are down, affecting farmers, equipment dealers and lenders.

Non-GMO doesn't mean no pesticides

Nov 26, 2015
A genetic tweak can make crops tolerate glyphosate, a weed killer.