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Governor’s annual forum on agriculture to focus on global agricultural impacts
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Global agriculture, both the focus of the TransPacific Partnership and a significant factor in the ongoing negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement, will be the focus Wednesday when agriculture leaders from around the state gather in Denver. The 27th annual Governor’s Forum on Agriculture will lead off with a discussion of how American…
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‘Tater farmers to Trump: Don’t pull U.S. out of NAFTA trade pact
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Last April, U.S. Potato Council CEO John Keeling sent a letter to President Donald Trump outlining some ways the new administration could improve the potato industry. Mostly, Keeling said NAFTA could use some work, but pulling out of the agreement altogether would be catastrophic for potato farmers, such as the ones nestled in Colorado’s San…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado billions, business group says
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A recent study of the impact on the potential U.S. withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reported Colorado could lose $2.1 billion in business and tens of thousands of jobs. An analysis last November from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found similar economic impacts. The economic analysis came from the Business Roundtable,…
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Republicans should embrace more forward-thinking solutions
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The start of a new year brings new resolutions and an optimistic hope for a better year to come. 2017 certainly brought several changes and whether you believe we are headed in the right direction or have front row seats on the Titanic, there are some areas where Republicans would be wise to take note.…
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NAFTA withdrawal could cost Colorado $2 billion in exports, US Chamber claims
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report Friday that looked at which states would be hardest hit if the United States withdraws from the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Chamber has focused most on the hit to American agriculture, should President Trump follow through on his threat to renegotiate or even withdraw from the…
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Nerves over NAFTA dominate meeting of ag officials from three nations
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Heightened border security between the United States and Mexico wouldn’t just impact the flow of human traffic across the two nation’s borders; it also could affect the flow of perishable fruits and vegetables from Mexico into the United States and Canada, especially with the winter months coming. That’s among concerns expressed by agricultural officials from…
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Smith: Anti-NAFTA AMLO, Mexico’s next president?
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Now that the Trump administration has initiated the process of renegotiating the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), let’s hope that this process is marked by thoughtfulness and not rhetoric like the president’s earlier comments that NAFTA was “the worst trade deal in history.” Despite the anti-trade rhetoric, NAFTA has been a great success, resulting…
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Rallying Colorado’s business community for NAFTA, free trade
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A leading voice of Colorado business statewide, the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, pretty reliably leans Republican on most of its policy stances even as it tries to maintain good relations with both parties at the statehouse. But there’s one issue – international trade – that divides the GOP itself in the era of Donald Trump. And CACI…
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? Smith: Next steps in Latin America: A role for the US and Colorado
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In a stunning setback for Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, Colombian voters narrowly defeated a referendum to approve a treaty between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Oct. 2. The margin of votes was 53,893 out of 12,808, 858 counted so it was a razor-thin loss. The leader of…
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YESTERYEAR: Rustlers set record on fair visit, Ferraro chases Dem dollars
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Twenty-five Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Forty Front Range bigwigs piled aboard a chartered Continental Airlines airplane loaded down with stuffed animals and other memorabilia for the brief return flight from Pueblo after yet another successful venture by the Denver Rustlers. More than $75,000 in contributions went to the junior livestock…
