Trade Issues

Biotech crops were planted by 16.7 million farmers in 29 countries, up from 15.4 million farmers in the same number of countries in 2010. The global value of biotech seed alone was $13.2 billion in 2011, with the end product of commercial grain from biotech maize, soybean grain and cotton valued at $160 billion or more per year....More

75 percent of the marijuana sold in the U.S. is grown in California — not Mexico. California's marijuana plantations are operated by Mexican drug cartels. Marijuana growing is flourishing in California’s rich agricultural valleys. This has been precipitated by California’s new medical marijuana laws. There are approximately 71,000 acres of marijuana under cultivation each year in California....More

When you prepare to file your 2011 farm income tax return, you will find the Internal Revenue Service has made some major changes in the 2011 Form 1040 Schedule F....More

HumaneWatch called on the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into the deceptive fundraising practices of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). A recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that more than 120 complaints have been filed with the FTC since December 2011 regarding HSUS....More