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Taylor Trade Mission To Panama Very Encouraging
Taylor Trade Mission To Panama Very Encouraging
Taylor Trade Mission To Panama Very Encouraging
Last week, a delegation of nearly 30 U.S. Ag businesses, farm groups, and others were in Panama to explore export opportunities to the region.  USDA Under Secretary for trade Alexis Taylor led the mission, which wasn’t directed exclusively at Panama, but six other countries from the region as well.  As the trip w...
Reps From U.S., Idaho Headed To Panama
Reps From U.S., Idaho Headed To Panama
Reps From U.S., Idaho Headed To Panama
The USDA’s first trade mission of the year gets underway this weekend, and it will have a uniquely Northwest feel.  Members of the delegation will be in Panama Sunday the 19th though Thursday the 23rd.   “Trade missions are just one of the effective tools we have in our market development toolbox," said Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor.  Taylor, the for
Undersecretary to Lead Trade Mission to Panama
Undersecretary to Lead Trade Mission to Panama
Undersecretary to Lead Trade Mission to Panama
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and former Oregon Department of Agriculture head Alexis Taylor will lead a delegation of 26 agribusinesses and farm organizations to Panama City, Panama, March 19-23.  The mission highlights opportunities in Panama and throughout the Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement region.  Exports...
Trade Will Be Front And Center In Farm Bill Talks
Trade Will Be Front And Center In Farm Bill Talks
Trade Will Be Front And Center In Farm Bill Talks
The Senate Ag Committee is preparing to hold its first Farm Bill hearing of the new Congress, focusing on trade and global food aid.  The Ag panel is scheduled to hear from USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor, Undersecretary for Marketing Jenny Lester Moffitt and Sarah Charles USAID Assistant to the Administrator.  Taylor ...
Vilsack Happy Trade Team Is Finally In Place
Vilsack Happy Trade Team Is Finally In Place
Vilsack Happy Trade Team Is Finally In Place
Secretary Tom Vilsack said with the new Ag trade team of Alexis Taylor and Doug McKalip in place, U.S. producers will soon see the benefits.  Both were confirmed to their trade posts by the Senate last month.  Taylor, the former head of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, to head USDA’s Foreign Ag Service as Undersecretary for Trade; and McKalip as Chief Ag Negotiator at the U.S. Trade Represent
OCA: New Role For Taylor Good News For Oregon Ag
OCA: New Role For Taylor Good News For Oregon Ag
OCA: New Role For Taylor Good News For Oregon Ag
Over the holidays, Alexis Taylor officially changed roles from Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, to the USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  And many in the farming community say the move is good news for Oregon.   “She w...
Taylor Sworn In as USDA Undersecretary
Taylor Sworn In as USDA Undersecretary
Taylor Sworn In as USDA Undersecretary
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he is pleased that Alexis Taylor was finally sworn as the USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  Vilsack noted Taylor, the former Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, has a deep-rooted and impressive career working on matters related to agriculture, trade, and enhancing as many export opportunities as possible for America’s far
Senate Confirms McKalip To USTR
Senate Confirms McKalip To USTR
Senate Confirms McKalip To USTR
After nearly two years vacant, the Senate confirmed Doug McKalip to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the United States Trade Representative Thursday.  After the vote, USTR, Katherine Tai said McKalip has generated broad, bipartisan support from Members of Congress, governors, and state agriculture commissioners, and also received strong endorsements from key stakeholders.  Tai add...
Senate Confirms Taylor As Under Secretary For Trade
Senate Confirms Taylor As Under Secretary For Trade
Senate Confirms Taylor As Under Secretary For Trade
The Oregon Department of Agriculture will need to search for a new Director, after the Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.   Taylor was first tapped to serve as ODA Director by Governor Kate Brown in 2016.  Pr...
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
Halstrom: We Need Trade Positions Filled
The first two years of the Biden Administration are almost in the books, but several key trade positions remained unfilled, which has frustrated many in the farming community.  On the USTR side, Doug McKalip has been put forth as the chief agricultural negotiator, and at this point, his confirmation requires a vote in D.C.  And t...

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